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genteel [dʒenˈti:l] ADJ

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Living in genteel poverty was more honest than amassing a nest egg and a house in the suburbs.
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Goods traffic continued to be handled at the original station, the new one retaining a more genteel atmosphere with just passengers, their horse and carriages.
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Details of the ladies' genteel lifestyle and theatrical history were shared with the audience for comic effect.
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He had taken vengeance on the whole genteel pack that embittered his victories and envenomed his defeats.
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She told an interviewer in 1935 that this genteel pastime was far from remunerative, so she decided to become a writer.
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Her brother suggested tennis as it was considered a genteel sport.
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In fact, his family were considered as shabby genteel.
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Concerts of genteel music were staged, and there was dancing to various bands on a large open-air wooden platform.
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The company proposed a genteel resort with large brick bungalows and villas, a temperance hotel plus church, and shops plus tavern.
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By the 18th century the more genteel entertainment of the pleasure gardens had developed.
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