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GENTEELLY
genteelly
(adverb) in a genteel manner; “the English lived genteelly in India”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
genteelly (comparative more genteelly, superlative most genteelly)
In a genteel manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Gen*teel"ly, adv.
Definition: In a genteel manner.
GENTEEL
Gen*teel", a. Etym: [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See Gentle.]
1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address.
2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.
3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.
Syn.
– Polite; well-bred; refined; polished.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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