Genteel and Rough

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Genteel

Genteel adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
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Rough is an antonym for genteel in sophisticated topic.
Nearby Word: genteelly

Rough

Rough adjective - Lacking in refinement or good taste.
Usage example: he learned polite words to replace the rough language he had known in the slums
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Genteel is an antonym for rough.
Nearby Words: roughly, roughness, roughen, roughening, roughed
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  • Tomboy and Girly Girl War: 13th Day gives you Wildfire, the rough, tough-talking, sexually aggressive tomboy, and Ambrosia, the sweet, genteel lady - whose girliness is hilariously cranked Up to Eleven when Wildfire's the narrator.
    Source: Tomboy and Girly Girl
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