Of a person, social group, etc.: refined; cultured, cultivated; (also) well-regulated. Now chiefly in polite society, circles, etc.

Of a person, a person's manners, etc.: intellectually or socially superior; cultured, refined. Obsolete.

Of a person or society: improved by education or training; refined; = cultured, adj. 2a.

Much improved by education and training; highly educated or refined; (now) esp. characterized by or having a good knowledge of the arts.

Esp. of a person: improved by education and training; possessed of or characterized by culture, esp. with reference to the arts and intellectual…

Intellectually or culturally elevated; sophisticated; highbrow.

Originally U.S. Of a person: highly intellectual or cultured.

Formerly, in the Soviet Union: cultured, civilized.