cultured

[ kuhl-cherd ]

/ ˈkʌl tʃərd /

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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.

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1 polished, sophisticated, elegant, genteel.

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Origin of cultured

First recorded in 1550–745; culture + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM cultured

non·cul·tured, adjectiveo·ver·cul·tured, adjectivesem·i·cul·tured, adjectivewell-cultured, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cultured

cultivated, cultured

How to use cultured in a sentence

The best comparison here for an American audience is, well, Internet stuff.
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Then add in all bored people, as well as people whose job it is to report on celebrities.
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The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
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In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
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It is the obligation of citizens and journalists as well as governments.
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Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
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The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
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The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
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Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
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Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
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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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