aristocratic
[uh-ris-tuh-krat-ik, ar-uh-stuh-]
- of or relating to government by an aristocracy.
- belonging to or favoring the aristocracy.
- characteristic of an aristocrat; having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy: aristocratic bearing; aristocratic snobbishness.
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Also a·ris·to·crat·i·cal.
Origin of aristocratic
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Examples from the Web for aristocratic
Contemporary Examples
“They are furious with Pippa,” an aristocratic source told Radar Online at the time.
From an aristocratic British family, she is the founder and owner of luxury site Gift-Library.
While agate could likely be acquired much more cheaply, aristocratic Romans were serious about their agate.
Aquiline nose, face long and aristocratic, voice deep and vibrant.
The count was a very old-school diplomat whose service had begun in the aristocratic twilight of 1909.
Historical Examples
It was a project which pleased her taste, and gratified her aristocratic notions.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
She was probably the most aristocratic cat in the country, for she kept a wet nurse.
Concerning CatsHelen M. Winslow
Everything was very elegant, very subdued, and aristocratic.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
Sir Mosu is young and aristocratic, and our little daughter has been spoiled.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
It is aristocratic and has an air of thinking one man is better than another.
Homeward BoundJames Fenimore Cooper
aristocratic
- relating to or characteristic of aristocracy or an aristocrat
- elegant or stylish in appearance and behaviour
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Word Origin and History for aristocratic
adj.
c.1600, "pertaining to aristocracy," from French aristocratique, from Greek aristokratikos "belonging to the rule of the best," from aristokratia (see aristocracy). Meaning "grand, stylish" is from 1845.
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