refinedlyadv.
/rᵻˈfʌɪnᵻdli/, U.S. /rəˈfaɪnᵻdli/, /riˈfaɪnᵻdli/ In a refined manner; with refinement, nicety, subtlety, precision, etc.
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the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adverb]
nicelyc1450
polishedly1594
tersely1600
politely1624
refinedly1645
elegantly1728
spirituelly1825
sophisticatedly1956
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way > in a refined or polished manner
cunninglyc1385
refinedly1645
politely1748
urbanely1789
polishedly1889
1645 T. Urquhart Trissotetras sig. O6 Refinedly, is said when we go the shortest way to work by primifying the radius.
1649 H. Lawrence Hist. Angells 85 As at other times more grossely, so amongst the Saints more refinedly, hee opposeth gospell-worship.
1689 Ess. Satyr in Fourth Coll. Poems 29 Will any Dog..Refin'dly leave his Bitches and his Bones?
1740 tr. C. de F. de Mouhy Fortunate Country Maid II. 133 Always complaisant, always refinedly polite.
1774 H. Brooke Juliet Grenville (Dublin ed.) III. 26 Her person..was..the most refinedly turned, of all the female forms..I ever set my eyes on.
1819 T. Moore Mem. (1853) II. 276 Too vulgar a subject..for the refined readers, and too refinedly executed for the vulgar ones.
a1871 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 290 I noticed only how refinedly beautiful she was.
1999 Times (Nexis) 6 Nov. New York..may not eat particularly refinedly but it eats lustily and guiltlessly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1645