Webster's English Dictionary

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genteel

gen.teel \jen-'te-(*)l\ \-'te-(*)l-le-\ aj [ME gentil gentle] 1a: having an 
   aristocratic quality or flavor : STYLISH  1b: of or relating to the gentry 
   or upper class  1c: elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape  
   1d: free from vulgarity or rudeness : POLITE  2a: maintaining or striving 
   to maintain the appearance of superior or midd le-class social status or 
   respectability 2b1: marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation  2b2: 
   conventionally or insipidly pretty {timid and ~ artistic styl e} - 
   gen.teel.ly av