cultivated

American  

[kuhl-tuh-vey-tid] / ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. prepared and used for raising crops; tilled.

   cultivated land.

2. produced or improved by cultivation, as a plant.

3. educated; refined; cultured.

   cultivated tastes.

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cultivated British  

/ ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd /

adjective

1. cultured, refined, or educated

2. 1. subjected to tillage or cultivation

   2. tilled and broken up

3. (of plants) specially bred or improved by cultivation

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Other Word Forms

• miscultivated adjective
• noncultivated adjective
• pseudocultivated adjective
• quasi-cultivated adjective
• semicultivated adjective
• supercultivated adjective
• uncultivated adjective
• well-cultivated adjective

Etymology

Origin of cultivated

First recorded in 1655–65; cultivate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Norman’s first ambition, to become a critic, cultivated his independent, informed and discriminating judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Erewhon has cultivated a following of shoppers who visit daily to grab a prepared meal or one of its celebrity-backed $20 smoothies.

From Los Angeles Times

Or as Comer put it more directly in a statement: “Chief Pamela Smith coerced staff to report artificially low crime data and cultivated a culture of fear to achieve her agenda.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As the longtime chief of the largest U.S. lender, Dimon has cultivated a reputation as a de facto spokesman for the banking industry’s interests.

From Barron's

And while one hesitates to say “in spite of,” Ms. Naud has cultivated a healthy career in genre films with a very prominent nevus, or birthmark, under her right eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• polished
• refined
• sophisticated