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Meanings of civilized in English
Portuguese
civilizado Catalan
civilitzat Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
Synonyms
Examples for "polite"
Examples for "polite"
1
In as polite and well accessorized a way as possible, of course.
2
No one mentioned the case to him, nothing but empty, polite talk.
3
Energy companies want more than a polite conversation with the prime minister.
4
And I said, 'Thank you for supper,' because that is being polite.
5
Wouldn't it be polite to let me ask the questions, Ms. Creed?
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This research strategy also cultivated an environment that encouraged open, non-judgmental dialogue.
2
She had taken office with American support, and she cultivated American connections.
3
Troops reportedly heard gunshots before they arrived at the large cultivated area.
4
What origins his cultivated speech left in doubt, his physical appearance demonstrated.
5
This number is declining, as is the area of land being cultivated.
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It was clear the family was a very cultured family, Rubin said.
2
FLDCs were obtained, enriched, and cultured under Good Manufacturing Practice grade conditions.
3
This region contains several DNA regions with enhancer activity in cultured cells.
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Results: Testicular cells could be cultured and propagated up to 15 weeks.
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The data was in a good agreement with that from cultured cells.
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A fair tax regime is essential in any civilised and equitable society.
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The consequences of this argument would be unacceptable to any civilised society.
3
You just can't picture that question being posed in a civilised society.
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It is certainly way beyond what any civilised community should find acceptable.
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Both are worthy objectives of any civilised society in the modern age.
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Her neck was short; and she was not in the least genteel.
2
He was courteous in manners, and in general appearance, genteel and good-looking.
3
I came from a genteel family of radical tendencies and modest means.
4
While Auden does much the same with the less genteel 'Miss Gee':
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For something more genteel, local artists in Bury hold open studio sessions.
Usage of civilized in English
1
I believe they've made great inroads towards becoming a civilized nation recently.
2
In civilized countries everyone but the pariahs carried a pocket receiving set.
3
The savage has only impulse; the civilized man has impulses and ideas.
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For a civilized society, I think it's extraordinary that we allow that.
5
Nothing worse in Central America; nothing worse where civilized degeneracy disgraces savagery.
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The Germans are reckoned in the civilized scale the same as ourselves.
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The Highlanders were the people the most disorderly and the least civilized.
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Once we become a civilized society that guarantees healthcare to everybody, right.
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Translate this into any civilized language in the world-thesense is this:
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Walden was the most civilized planet in that part of the galaxy.
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Every other considerable city in the civilized world has its art gallery.
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But in the mornings he slept in bed like a civilized man.
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Let's just hope she's going somewhere I can have a civilized chat.
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We are the greatest snobs in the civilized world, and frankly so.
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The distinction 'tween the two categories is recognized in all civilized countries.
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I really would not have minded; her gesture had been civilized enough.
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United Kingdom
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