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What does genteel mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word genteel? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
  2. Polite and well-mannered.
  3. Stylish or elegant.
  4. Aristocratic
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York, pretty as a postcard, complete with genteel tearooms, but day to night can seem like a Jekyll and Hyde transformation.
Before the Second World War, yachting was a genteel, sometimes eccentric pastime infrequently practiced in the islands.
Raised in genteel poverty in rural Wales and then in Hertford, England, Wallace was largely self-educated.
An accomplished master of the month-long bender, his genteel appearance belies his taste for corn liquor and high proof rotgut.
The clock tower, Nelson's refuge, represents the legacy of genteel white male Ivory Tower privilege.
Because of their boisterous natures and their genteel parentage these rascals are destined to wind up having many exciting adventures together!

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