Genteel
Genteel adjective - Having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living.
Usage example: she grew up in genteel old Savannah
Nearby Word: genteelly
Uncouth
Uncouth adjective - Having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners.
Usage example: will not tolerate any uncouth behavior, such as eating with one's mouth open
Both words in one sentence
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An early Samurai actually appears in one chapter and is roundly mocked and despised for his lack of taste; it was actually a chapter frequently censored because the genteel courtiers couldn't stand even reading a description of such an uncouth person.
Source: Literature / The Tale of Genji
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