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genteelly

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gen·teel  (jn-tl)
adj.
1. Refined in manner; well-bred and polite.
2. Free from vulgarity or rudeness.
3. Elegantly stylish: genteel manners and appearance.
4.
a. Striving to convey a manner or appearance of refinement and respectability. See Synonyms at polite.
b. Marked by affected and somewhat prudish refinement.
[French gentil, from Old French; see gentle.]
gen·teelly adv.
gen·teelness n.
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Adv.1.genteelly - in a genteel manner; "the English lived genteelly in India"
Translations
genteelly
adv → vornehm; (= overpolitely) → geziert


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