Common
Common adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: a man of wealth and privilege who mingled without pretense with the common folk
Genteel
Genteel adjective - Of high birth, rank, or station.
Usage example: prohibited by reason of her genteel birth from marrying the man she loved
Nearby Word: genteelly
Both words in one sentence
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Really, this trope is very common in Genteel Interbellum Setting mysteries.
Source: Nouveau Riche
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