refined
1Refined — Re*fined ( f?nd ), a. Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments. [1913 Webster] Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens. Peacham. [1913 Webster] {Re*fin… …
2refined — UK US /rɪˈfaɪnd/ adjective PRODUCTION ► a refined substance has been made pure by removing other substances from it: »refined copper/oil/petroleum »refined sugar/foods/products …
3refined — [adj1] cultured, civilized aesthetic, civil, classy*, courteous, courtly, cultivated, delicate, discerning, discriminating, elegant, enlightened, exact, fastidious, fine, finespun, genteel, gracious, high brow*, high minded, nice, plush, polished …
4refined — index aesthetic, choate lien, civil (polite), discreet, elegant, meritorious, punctilious Burton s Lega …
5refined — [ri fīnd′] adj. [pp. of REFINE] 1. made free from other matter, or from impurities; purified 2. free from crudeness or coarseness; cultivated; elegant 3. characterized by great subtlety, precision, etc …
6refined — [[t]rɪfa͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A refined substance has been made pure by having other substances removed from it. ...refined sugar. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is refined, you mean that they are very polite and have good… …
7refined — re|fined [rıˈfaınd] adj 1.) [usually before noun] a substance that is refined has been made pure by an industrial process →↑raw, crude ↑crude ≠ ↑unrefined refined sugar/oil/petroleum 2.) someone who is refined is polite and seems to be well… …
8refined — adjective 1 (no comparative) a substance that is refined has been made pure by an industrial process: refined oil | refined white sugar 2 someone who is refined is polite and seems to be well educated or to belong to a high social class: a… …
9refined — refinedly /ri fuy nid lee, fuynd /, adv. refinedness, n. /ri fuynd /, adj. 1. having or showing well bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. 2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. 3. freed from impurities: refined… …
10refined — /rəˈfaɪnd / (say ruh fuynd) adjective 1. imbued with or showing nice feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. 2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. 3. freed from impurities: refined sugar. 4. subtle: refined distinctions …
