That has been thoroughly polished; perfectly smooth or glossy. Also (and in earliest use) figurative: highly refined or elegant; perfected.

Of a person or his or her attributes, behaviour, etc.: educated; cultured, cultivated; well-bred. Obsolete.

Scottish. Polished, refined, cultured. Obsolete. rare.

Of a person: refined, cultured.

Polished; not crude or vulgar. Characterized by refinement, or the possession or affectation of refinement; (esp. of a person) elegant and cultured…

Having the refinement characteristic of the inlying districts of a country. Obsolete.

Elegant, graceful, polished. Obsolete.

Of a person: elegant and refined in manners; courteous, civil; suave, sophisticated.

figurative. Polite, polished, refined, cultured: esp. in reference to language. Obsolete (passing into 3).

Gentle and polite; refined.

Courteous, behaving in a manner that is respectful or considerate of others; well-mannered.

Polite, courteous.