gen·teel

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• 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´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|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

• un|gen|teel — «UHN jehn T», adjective. (of persons or manners) not genteel; impolite; rude …   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 …   English syllables

• genteelly — gen·teel·ly …   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