refined
Americanadjective
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having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc..
refined people.
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freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc..
refined taste.
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freed from impurities.
refined sugar.
- Synonyms:
- distilled
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very subtle, precise, or exact.
refined distinctions.
adjective
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not coarse or vulgar; genteel, elegant, or polite
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subtle; discriminating
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freed from impurities; purified
Other Word Forms
- half-refined adjective
- nonrefined adjective
- quasi-refined adjective
- refinedly adverb
- refinedness noun
- semirefined adjective
- superrefined adjective
- ultrarefined adjective
- well-refined adjective
Etymology
Origin of refined
Example Sentences
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The objects, to form part of the collection at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, include "monumental sandstone sculptures, refined bronze works, and significant ritual objects", said a culture ministry statement.
From Barron's
Oxides are often refined into metals and alloys.
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She later moved to Louis Vuitton as its first vice president charged with redesigning the customer experience, where she refined her fieldwork-heavy market research strategy.
The ore is refined from earth often referred to in the region as “black sands,” which is needed in large quantities to be valuable.
Ahead of the results, retail-analytics firm Placer.ai estimated a bigger jump in visits during the period, helped by a more refined loyalty program.
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