Genteel and Heathenish

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Genteel adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

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Heathenish is an antonym for genteel.

Nearby Word: genteelly

Heathenish adjective - Not civilized.

Usage example: believing that going to church in bare feet was heathenish, the missionaries made the natives wear shoes

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Genteel is an antonym for heathenish.

Nearby Words: heathen, heathenism

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