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Civilized 84% connected

of Civilize

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Civilized 84% connected

of Civilize

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Couth 84% connected

Could; was able; knew or known; understood.

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Couth 84% connected

Could; was able; knew or known; understood.

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Cultivated 84% connected

of Cultivate

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Cultivated 84% connected

of Cultivate

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Cultured 84% connected

of Culture

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Cultured 84% connected

of Culture

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Debonair 84% connected

Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.

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Debonair 84% connected

Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.

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Delicate 84% connected

Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

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Delicate 84% connected

Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

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Effete 84% connected

No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient act…

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Effete 84% connected

No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient act…

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Finespun 84% connected

Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.

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Finespun 84% connected

Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.

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Genteel 84% connected

Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavi…

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Genteel 84% connected

Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavi…

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Gentlemanlike 84% connected

Alt. of Gentlemanly

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Gentlemanlike 84% connected

Alt. of Gentlemanly

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Gentlemanly 84% connected

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite.

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Gentlemanly 84% connected

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite.

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Gracious 84% connected

Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;…

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Gracious 84% connected

Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;…

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Ladylike 84% connected

Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred.

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Ladylike 84% connected

Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred.

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Mincing 84% connected

That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.

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Mincing 84% connected

That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.

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Patrician 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.

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Patrician 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.

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Polite 84% connected

Smooth; polished.

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Polite 84% connected

Smooth; polished.

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Precise 84% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

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Precise 84% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

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Prim 84% connected

The privet.

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Prim 84% connected

The privet.

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Sophisticated 84% connected

of Sophisticate

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Sophisticated 84% connected

of Sophisticate

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Suave 84% connected

Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner; bland.

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Suave 84% connected

Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner; bland.

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Superfine 84% connected

Very fine, or most fine; being of surpassing fineness; of extra nice or fine quality; as, superfine cloth.

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Superfine 84% connected

Very fine, or most fine; being of surpassing fineness; of extra nice or fine quality; as, superfine cloth.

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Well-bred 84% connected

Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.

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Well-bred 84% connected

Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.

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Well-mannered 84% connected

Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.

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Well-mannered 84% connected

Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.

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Elegant 66% connected

Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting…

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Elegant 66% connected

Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting…

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Fastidious 66% connected

Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.

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Fastidious 66% connected

Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.

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Gracious 66% connected

Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;…

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Gracious 66% connected

Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;…

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Synonym 4

Elegant 92% connected

Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting…

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Graceful 92% connected

Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech.

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Polished 92% connected

of Polish

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Urbane 92% connected

Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.

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