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refined
[ ri-fahynd ]
/ rɪˈfaɪnd /
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adjective
having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste.
freed from impurities: refined sugar.
very subtle, precise, or exact: refined distinctions.
OTHER WORDS FOR refined
3 clarified, distilled, purified.
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British Dictionary definitions for refined
refined
/ (rɪˈfaɪnd) /
adjective
not coarse or vulgar; genteel, elegant, or polite
subtle; discriminating
freed from impurities; purified
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