Correct and Genteel

Correct

Correct adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Usage example: painfully correct dress for the state dinner at the White House

Genteel and correct are semantically related In some cases you can use "Genteel" instead an adjective "Correct".

Genteel

Genteel adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Usage example: those bygone days when young women were taught how to drink tea while wearing long gloves and other genteel ways of behaving

Correct and genteel are semantically related in refined topic. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead an adjective "Genteel".

Nearby Word: genteelly
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