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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Progress may be incremental, but every experiment, successful test, and refined procedure moves us closer to a future where humans can truly call Mars home.
From Science Daily
“The downside risk to copper is a reversal of flows to the U.S. if the refined metal is again exempt from tariffs, which could push inventory into global markets,” analysts at ING said.
“The downside risk to copper is a reversal of flows to the U.S. if the refined metal is again exempt from tariffs, which could push inventory into global markets.”
From Barron's
For example, autonomous vehicles guided by AI models can be refined more quickly using simulations of on-the-road driving situations, rather than spending thousands of hours doing real-world training.
The results are better explained by a refined model that captures how proton collisions truly unfold.
From Science Daily
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