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
Vulgar
Vulgar adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: paintings that appeal to vulgar tastes
Both words in one sentence
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There's an old one about a genteel woman inquiring about toilet facilities at a campground - she even found her euphemism 'bathroom commode' too vulgar and shortened it to 'B.C.' which causes some confusion.
Source: Acronym Confusion
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