refined

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• Refined — Re*fined ( f?nd ), a. Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments. [1913 Webster] Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens. Peacham. [1913 Webster] {Re*fin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• refined — UK US /rɪˈfaɪnd/ adjective PRODUCTION ► a refined substance has been made pure by removing other substances from it: »refined copper/oil/petroleum »refined sugar/foods/products …   Financial and business terms

• refined — [adj1] cultured, civilized aesthetic, civil, classy*, courteous, courtly, cultivated, delicate, discerning, discriminating, elegant, enlightened, exact, fastidious, fine, finespun, genteel, gracious, high brow*, high minded, nice, plush, polished …   New thesaurus

• refined — index aesthetic, choate lien, civil (polite), discreet, elegant, meritorious, punctilious Burton s Lega …   Law dictionary

• refined — [ri fīnd′] adj. [pp. of REFINE] 1. made free from other matter, or from impurities; purified 2. free from crudeness or coarseness; cultivated; elegant 3. characterized by great subtlety, precision, etc …   English World dictionary

• refined — [[t]rɪfa͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A refined substance has been made pure by having other substances removed from it. ...refined sugar. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is refined, you mean that they are very polite and have good… …   English dictionary

• refined — re|fined [rıˈfaınd] adj 1.) [usually before noun] a substance that is refined has been made pure by an industrial process →↑raw, crude ↑crude ≠ ↑unrefined refined sugar/oil/petroleum 2.) someone who is refined is polite and seems to be well… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• refined — adjective 1 (no comparative) a substance that is refined has been made pure by an industrial process: refined oil | refined white sugar 2 someone who is refined is polite and seems to be well educated or to belong to a high social class: a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• refined — refinedly /ri fuy nid lee, fuynd /, adv. refinedness, n. /ri fuynd /, adj. 1. having or showing well bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. 2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. 3. freed from impurities: refined… …   Universalium

• refined — /rəˈfaɪnd / (say ruh fuynd) adjective 1. imbued with or showing nice feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. 2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. 3. freed from impurities: refined sugar. 4. subtle: refined distinctions …  

• refined — re|fined [ rı faınd ] adjective 1. ) a substance that is refined is now pure because other things have been removed from it: refined sugar/oil 2. ) someone who is refined is very polite and enjoys art, music, etc: CULTURED …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English