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What is the adjective for refinement?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb refine which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

refined
  1. Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
    1. (of people, obsolete) Sagacious, sometimes (pejorative) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
    2. (of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.
    3. (of processes) Developed, improved.
  2. Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
    1. (of language) Elevated and polished.
    2. (of people) Elegant, sometimes (pejorative) affected, prissy, or bloodless.
  3. Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
    1. (of products) Highly-processed and pure.
    2. (of metal) Free of dross or alloy.
    3. (of people, obsolete) Morally pure.
  4. (of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. cultured, civilised, civilized, cultivated, sophisticated, elegant, polite, genteel, polished, courtly, courteous, civil, gracious, urbane, educated, couth, tasteful, gentlemanly, distinguished, ladylike, accomplished, majestic, classy, stately, graceful, enlightened, stylish, suave, handsome, impeccable, sublime, well-bred, well-mannered, well bred, well mannered, high-brow, high-minded, socially acceptable, fine, decorous, mannerly, dignified, gallant, respectable, proper, exquisite, charming, debonair, chivalrous, decent … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “He was a gentleman, a refined gentleman, bred up in hopes as full and florid as those which might have shone on Develin.”
      “My task was to straighten the rows of beautiful garments made from the most refined fabrics of intricately woven threads.”
      “She may not have had an income, but it didn't do anything to change her spending habits when it came to her refined taste in clothes and jewelry.”
refinable
  1. Capable of being refined
refining
  1. present participle of refine
  2. Synonyms:
      3. purifying, filtering, clarifying, clearing, distilling, cleansing, sifting, straining, processing, rarefying, treating, rectifying, concentrating, getting rid of impurities, cleaning, garbling, fining, decontaminating, separating, sieving, sanitizing, sanitising, disinfecting, screening, riddling, sublimating, filtrating, depurating, griddling, winnowing, detoxifying, washing, subliming, fractionating, sterilizing, deterging, making pure, sterilising, making clear, bolting, desalting, percolating, extracting, becoming clear, leaching, rendering, passing through a filter, melting, desalinating, putting through a sieve … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Only small amounts of olefins are found in crude oils, but large volumes are produced in refining processes.”
      “This would be a great opportunity to see if his refining skills had improved.”
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