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gen|teel´ness — gen|teel «jehn TEEL», adjective. 1. belonging or suited to polite society: »Do now send a genteel conveyance for them, for…they were most of them used to ride in their own carriages (Richard Brinsley Sheridan). 2. polite; well bred; fashionable;… … Useful english dictionary
gen|teel´ly — gen|teel «jehn TEEL», adjective. 1. belonging or suited to polite society: »Do now send a genteel conveyance for them, for…they were most of them used to ride in their own carriages (Richard Brinsley Sheridan). 2. polite; well bred; fashionable;… … Useful english dictionary
gen|teel — «jehn TEEL», adjective. 1. belonging or suited to polite society: »Do now send a genteel conveyance for them, for…they were most of them used to ride in their own carriages (Richard Brinsley Sheridan). 2. polite; well bred; fashionable; elegant:… … Useful english dictionary
gen|teel|ism — «jehn TEE lihz uhm», noun. a word or expression substituted for another in an effort to sound genteel; euphemism … Useful english dictionary
shab|by-gen|teel — «SHAB ee jehn TEEL», adjective. shabby but genteel; making or showing an effort to keep up appearances … Useful english dictionary
gen·teel — … Useful english dictionary
teel — gen·teel·ism; gen·teel·ly; gen·teel·ness; man·teel; teel; gen·teel; cock·a·teel; … English syllables
genteel — gen•teel [[t]dʒɛnˈtil[/t]] adj. 1) belonging or suited to polite society 2) well bred; polite; elegant 3) affectedly polite or delicate • Etymology: 1590–1600; < MF gentil; see gentle gen•teel′ly, adv. gen•teel′ness, n … From formal English to slang
genteel — gen|teel [ dʒen til ] adjective 1. ) typical of polite people belonging to a high social class: genteel manners a ) lived in by rich polite people: a genteel seaside town 2. ) trying to appear as if you belong to a high social class ╾ gen|teel|ly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
genteel — gen|teel [dʒenˈti:l] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: gentil; GENTLE] 1.) polite, gentle, or graceful ▪ She broke into a genteel run. 2.) old fashioned from or relating to a good social class >genteelly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
