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genteel

adjective

«genteel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Genteel means polite and well-mannered, in an old-fashioned way belonging to a respectable, well-off class. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a person or manner that is polite and proper, sometimes said with a slight joke

Examples

The musician was very genteel. tree →
They lived in a genteel part of town. tree →
It is more genteel to keep quiet at a dinner. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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