sophisticatedlyadv.
In a sophisticated manner.
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the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adverb]
nicelyc1450
polishedly1594
tersely1600
politely1624
refinedly1645
elegantly1728
spirituelly1825
sophisticatedly1956
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > worldly wisdom > [adverb]
sophisticatedly1956
1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes i. i. 27 He smiled sophisticatedly to show his superiority to congresses.
1960 E. Davies & A. Vaughan Beyond Old Bone Trail i. 2 I was very shy and self-conscious, suffering from what I later found out to be generally and more sophisticatedly known as an inferiority complex.
1971 Daily Tel. 1 May 10/2 The work skated sophisticatedly between pastoral musing and a more swinging, jazzy style.
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