refined

[ ri-fahynd ]
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adjective
  1. having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.

  2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste.

  1. freed from impurities: refined sugar.

  2. very subtle, precise, or exact: refined distinctions.

Origin of refined

1
First recorded in 1565–75; refine + -ed2

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Other words from refined

  • re·fin·ed·ly [ri-fahy-nid-lee, -fahynd-], /rɪˈfaɪ nɪd li, -ˈfaɪnd-/, adverb
  • re·fin·ed·ness, noun
  • half-re·fined, adjective
  • non·re·fined, adjective
  • qua·si-re·fined, adjective
  • sem·i·re·fined, adjective
  • su·per·re·fined, adjective
  • ul·tra·re·fined, adjective
  • well-re·fined, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for refined

refined

/ (rɪˈfaɪnd) /


adjective
  1. not coarse or vulgar; genteel, elegant, or polite

  2. subtle; discriminating

  1. freed from impurities; purified

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