Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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polite | No | Yes | No | No |
refined | No | Yes | No | No |
polite (adjective) | refined (adjective) |
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showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. | (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel |
not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others | freed from impurities by processing |
marked by refinement in taste and manners | suggesting taste, ease, and wealth |
precise to a fine degree | |
showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience |