Definition of: genteel

(jen·tēl′) adjective
1. Well-bred or refined; elegant; polite.
2. Suitable for or pertaining to the station or needs of well-bred persons.
3. Stylish or fashionable. ♦This word is now used chiefly in a somewhat derogatory or humorous sense: genteel poverty. See synonyms under POLITE. [<MF gentil. Doublet of GENTLE.]
—gen·teel′ly adverb
—gen·teel′ness noun

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