cultured
[ kuhl-cherd ]
/ ˈkʌl tʃərd /
adjective
having or characterized by culture; refined; enlightened: civilized and cultured peoples; music and other cultured pursuits.
artificially nurtured or grown: cultured bacteria.
cultivated; tilled.
SYNONYMS FOR cultured
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OTHER WORDS FROM cultured
non·cul·tured, adjectiveo·ver·cul·tured, adjectivesem·i·cul·tured, adjectivewell-cultured, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cultured
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British Dictionary definitions for cultured
cultured
/ (ˈkʌltʃəd) /
adjective
showing or having good taste, manners, upbringing, and education
artificially grown or synthesizedcultured pearls
sport of superior quality, as though the product of special traininga cultured left foot; a cultured backhand
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