genteeladjective
uk/dʒenˈtiːl/us/dʒenˈtiːl/old-fashioned typical of a high social class:
The mansion had an atmosphere of genteel elegance and decay.
He took elocution lessons to try to make his accent sound more genteel.
being very polite, gentle, or graceful:
a genteel southern lady
calm and gentle:
The game seemed to be a more genteel version of American football.
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Class & class-consciousness in general
- arriviste
- bougie
- bourgeois
- class struggle
- class-conscious
- Hooray Henry
- inverted snob
- lower class
- lowest common denominator
- marry
- prole
- proletarian
- riff-raff
- Sloane Ranger
- snob
- underclass
- untouchable
- upper class
- upwardly mobile
- well bred
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Manners & levels of formality
Calm and relaxed
genteelly
adverb uk/dʒenˈtiːl.li/us/dʒenˈtiːl.li/
She tittered genteelly.