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
Low
Low adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: people, both high and low, have been worshipping in this cathedral for centuries
Both words in one sentence
- This species is a kind of genteel tract on a large scale, intended as a sort of medicinal sweetmeat for Low Church young ladies; an Evangelical substitute for the fashionable novel, as the May Meetings are a substitute for the Opera.
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