Sentence examples for genteel from inspiring English sources

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genteel

adjective

Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.

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This is what used to be called "genteel poverty".

Several hundred fans joined him, a feat Pop repeats regularly – he even encouraged people to dance with him at the much more genteel Royal Festival Hall.

To Americans "fanny" is a rather genteel euphemism for "ass".

OS Map: Explorer OL6 – Lake District: south-western area For the genteel rambler, this stretch of Thames Path national trail is a lazily unfolding delight of riverside reflection, taking in charming English towns including Marlow, and the imposing Cliveden Estate.

Now Chris Evans has taken his professional pursuit to the genteel countryside of Hampshire.

The Daily Telegraph reports that "genteel countryfolk" around Laverstoke Park have complained about noise levels from the 20,000-strong festival.

It's not only that I can never get enough of Steingarten and his genteel, nerdish greed.

This genteel tearoom on Montenapoleone is the place to be at around 5pm on a Saturday afternoon.

There is nothing "genteel" about it when you have to ration lavatory paper and can only afford one meal a day.

So, kids and fans of famously genteel cleric Wilbert Awdry, don't forget to grab a ticket for Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure if you want to see a troubled man attempt to murder beloved childrens' character Thomas the Tank Engine with explosives.

The quintessential entrepreneurs of the 80s were, after all, self-made men, new money types who embraced the libidinal energy of the market and delighted in appalling their more genteel competitors.

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