Refined - Definition
refined
adj 1: (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and
genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to
hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" [ant:
unrefined]
2: freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar";
"refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare [syn:
refined, processed] [ant: crude, unprocessed,
unrefined]
3: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that
comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner";
"maintained an urbane tone in his letters" [syn: polished,
refined, svelte, urbane]
4: suggesting taste, ease, and wealth [syn: elegant,
graceful, refined]
5: free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a
neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
[syn: neat, refined, tasteful]