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Meanings of more genteel in English

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Usage of more genteel in English
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For something more genteel, local artists in Bury hold open studio sessions.
The Guardian
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Mr. Pryor consumed his portion at a more genteel rate of intake.
Ride Proud, Rebel!
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The closely packed buildings gave way to a more genteel landscape.
In a gilded cage
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Those Mormons know how to shop -so much more genteel.
The Guardian
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Peep Show apart, you'd probably associate Colman with more genteel language.
The Guardian
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Christian Bale vs. Bill O'Reilly Guess which rant is more genteel?
The Guardian
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The young lady who served him looked infinitely more genteel than Mary Ann.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
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Going to church was held more genteel than going to meeting.
Sybil, Or, The Two Nations
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But they won't take me unless I can talk more genteel.
Pygmalion
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Down by the water in Tadaimako, the mood was more genteel but festive still.
Woken furies
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It looks more genteel and picturesque to do the two-step.
Get Next!
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Other efforts to rein in robots have been more genteel.
The Guardian
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It's less Dickensian and more genteel than that today.
The Guardian
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It is much more genteel to just to pay quietly and not make a fuss.
News.com.au
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Tadaimako buzzed primly about us, busier and more genteel than I remembered from thirty-plus years before.
Woken furies
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Steel furniture is more genteel, and more easily kept in order, than that made of brass.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at H...
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