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genteel

genteel is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.
  2. 2.Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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