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1 ραφινάτος
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2 μικρογλάφυρος
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3 ἄτρυγος
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5 γλαφυρός
A hollow, hollowed,νῆες Il.2.454
, al.;γ. πέτρη, σπέος 2.88
, 18.402;ἄντρον Agath.1.10
([comp] Sup.);τὰ γ. τῆς γῆς Id.2.15
;γ. φόρμιγξ Od. 17.262
;γ. ἅρματα Pi.N.9.12
; γ. λιμήν a deep harbour or cove, Od. 12.305.—In this sense [dialect] Ep. and Lyr. (not in Trag.); twice in Com., Hermipp.63.11 (mock-Epic); [ποτήρια] ταπεινὰ καὶ γ. Epigen.4.3; later πόδες arched, Arist.HA 538b11 ([comp] Comp.).II polished: hence,2 neat, delicate, ; ([comp] Comp.); of dishes, dainty,δειπνάριον Diph.64.1
;ἐμβαμμάτια Anaxipp.1.35
.III metaph., subtle, exact, of persons and things,ὦ σοφώτατ', ὦ γλαφυρώτατε Ar.Av. 1272
; γ. ἀστεῖός θ' ἅμα Machoap.Ath.13.579b;γλαφυρώτερος τῶν νῦν νομοθετῶν Arist.Pol. 1274b8
; ;εἴ τι κομψὸν ἢ σοφὸν ἢ γ. οἶσθα Dionys.Com. 3.1
, cf. Plot.4.8.6; τὸ γ. subtlety,ποικίλλοντες τῷ γ. γεωμετρίαν Plu. Marc.14
, cf. Iamb.in Nic.p.20 P.; γ. τέχναι, θεωρία, Ph.1.270, 566: [comp] Sup., Id.2.262. Adv., [comp] Comp. - οτέρως more subtly, Arist.de An. 405a8.2 skilful, neat,χείρ Theoc.Ep.8.5
; [ἀράχνιον] σοφώτατον καὶ -ώτατον Arist.HA 623a8
. Adv. -ρῶς, ἧττον γ. ἔχειν with less finish, Id.Pol. 1271b21, cf.Alex.110.20.3 refined,γλαφυρόν τι καὶ προσαγωγὸν ἐμειδίασεν Luc.DDeor.20.11
;γ. διατριβαί Plu.Cim.13
. Adv.-ρῶς, γ. καὶ περιττῶς διάγειν Id.2.989c
;γ. βιώσας CIG2004
(Maced.).4 of literary style, polished, elegant,γ. ἁρμονία D.H.Dem. 36
;ῥυθμός Id.Comp.13
; σύνθεσις, opp. αὐστηρά, ib.21. Adv.-ρῶς, λέγειν Id.Isoc.2
; of music,ἐμελῴδει πάνυ γλαφυρὸν καὶ ἐναρμόνιον Luc. DDeor.7.4
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6 διασμιλεύω
A polish off with the chisel: metaph.,δ. βίβλους AP15.38
([place name] Cometas); διεσμιλευμέναι φροντίδες refined, subtle theories, Alex. 221.8. Adv.διεσμιλευμένως Poll.6.150
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7 καθάρειος
A cleanly, neat, tidy,τοὺς καθαρείους περὶ ὄψιν, περὶ ἀμπεχόνην, περὶ ὅλον τὸν βίον Arist.Rh. 1381b1
: - ιώτατόν (v.l. -ειότατόν) ἐστιτὸ ζῷον (i.e. the bee) Id.HA 626a24;καθάρειοι ταῖς διαίταις D.S.5.33
( καθάριοι codd.); οἱ καθαρειότεροι decent, respectable men, Phld.Rh.2.150S., Hierocl. p.63A. (-ριώτ-, -ρώτ- codd., em. Meineke); of things,ἐὰν ἡ σκευασία καθάρ<ε>ιος ᾖ Men.Phasm.Fr.2
; καθαριώτερα (or - ειότερα)ὅπλα Plb. 11.9.5
; τὸ κ., daintiness, of food, Plu.2.663c; κ. ἄρτος white bread, Sammelb. 5730 (iv/v A.D., sg.), PMag.Lond.46.230 (pl.); βίος, δίαιτα καθάρειος, refined, Ath.3.74d, Carm.Aur.35; ( καθαρά codd.). Adv. - είως cleanly, tidily,ἐγχέουσιν X.Cyr.1.3.8
, cf. Posidon.15J., Dsc.1.44; neatly,κ. εἰργασμένος Ph.Bel.76.27
; clearly,ὑποδεῖξαι Plb.15.5.5
; also, frugally,μὴ πολυτελῶς, ἀλλὰ καθαρείως Eub.110.1
, Ephipp.15.3, Nicostr.6.2;ἔχειν καθαρ<ε>ίως ἐγχελύδιον Amphis35
;μονοτροφοῦντες καθαρίως καὶ λιτῶς Str.3.3.6
; irreproachably, ἀναστραφεὶς ἀνδρήως καὶ καθαρήως (sic) AJA17.31 (Sardes, i B.C.).II Gramm. of language, pure, correct, ὄνομα Sch.Ar.Ach. 244; οἱ κ. purists, Archig. ap. Gal.8.578. [- ειος is written in Phld.Rh. l.c. ([comp] Comp.), PSI3.158.50 ([comp] Comp., iii A.D.), Phld.D.3.8, PMag.Lond. l.c., and required by metre in Eub., Nicostr., Carm.Aur., Il.cc.: - ιος never.] - ειότης, later [full] καθᾰριότης, ητος, ἡ, cleanliness, neatness, Hdt.2.37, X.Mem.2.1.22; purity,διαφέρει ἡ ὄψις ἁφῆς καθαρειότητι Arist.EN 1176a1
, cf. 1177a26;τοῦ ἀέρος Thphr.Sens.48
; purity of language, Plu.Lyc.21, S.E. M.1.176.3 elegance, refinement, τῇ κ. Κυπρίους.. [ὑπερέβαλε] Duris 10J.; opp. περιεργία, Plu.2.693b, cf. 142a, Crass.3; opp. λιτότης, Hierocl. in CA17p.457M.; also, simplicity, frugality,τῆς διαίτης Plu.2.644c
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8 κομψός
A nice, refined, gentlemanly, ἐσμὲν ἅπαντα κομψοὶ ἄνδρες we are perfect gentlemen, Eup.159, cf. Ar.V. 1317;κ. ἐν συνουσίᾳ Id.Nu. 649
; τὸ θῆλυ τοὺς πόδας ἔχει κομψοτέρους more delicate, finer, Arist.Phgn. 809b9.2 smart, clever, ingenious, of persons or their words and acts,ὁ πρῶτος εὑρὼν κ. ἦν τραγήματα Alex.185
;κ. θεαταί Cratin.169
, cf. 307;Θηραμένης ὁ κ. Ar.Ra. 967
;Σικελὸς κ. ἀνήρ Timocr.6
, cf. Pl.Grg. 493a; κ. περί τι clever about.., Id.R. 495d ([comp] Sup.), Cra. 405d; of a dog's instinct,κ. τὸ πάθος αὐτοῦ τῆς φύσεως Id.R. 376a
; μὰ γῆν.., μὴ 'γὼ νόημα κομψότερον ἤκουσά πω a more ingenious device.., Ar.Av. 195; τὸ πρᾶγμα κ. [ἐστι] Id.Th.93, cf. 460 (lyr., [comp] Comp.), Dionys.Com.3.1; esp. in a sneering sense, over-ingenious, ; τρίβων γὰρ εἶ τὰ κομψά versed in subtleties, Id.Rh. 625;μή μοι τὰ κομψὰ ποικίλοι γενοίατο, ἀλλ' ὧν πόλει δεῖ Id.Fr.16
; τὸ κ. refinement, subtlety, Arist.Pol. 1265a12;τῶν ἰατρῶν ὅσοι κ. ἢ περίεργοι Id.Resp. 480b27
;κ. σοφίσματα E.Fr. 188.5
; τοῦτ' ἔχει -ότατον this is the subtlest part of it, Pl.Tht. 171a; κομψότερος.. ὁ λόγος ἢ κατ' ἐμέ too subtle for me, Id.Cra. 429d:—but in Pl. and Arist., usu. clever, esp. skilful in technique, with at most a slight irony (κομψοὺς Πλάτων οὐ τοὺς πανούργους, ἀλλὰ τοὺς βελτίστους Moer.p.206 P.).3 more generally, nice, good, pleasant,πάντων δὲ κομψότατον τὸ τῆς πόας Pl.Phdr. 230c
; τὰ κ. ταῦτα χλανίσκια that nice suit of yours, Aeschin.1.131.II Adv. - ψῶς cleverly, Ar.Ach. 1016 (lyr.), Pl.Cra. 399a, etc.: [comp] Comp. - οτέρως Isoc. 15.195; κ. ἔχειν to be well, 'nicely' in health, PPar.18.3 (ii B.C.), cf. PLond. ined. 2126 (ii/iii A.D.), etc.; κομψότερον σχεῖν to get better in health, Ev.Jo.4.52, cf. Arr.Epict.3.10.13, POxy.935.5 (iii A.D.): [comp] Sup. - ότατα nicely, Ar.Lys.89; λέγεσθαι κομψότατα most cleverly, Pl.Tht. 202d.— Chiefly found in [dialect] Att. Com. and Prose; Trag. only in E. (Orig. sense uncertain; = στρεβλός, Erot. (citing Euripides); = στρογγύλος, Hsch.) -
9 λεπτομερής
A composed of small particles, as water and fire, opp. παχυμερής, Ti. [dialect] Locr. 100e; of the soul, Epicur.Ep.1p.19U.: [comp] Comp. - έστερος Arist. Cael. 303b19: [comp] Sup. - έστατος Id.de An. 405a6, al.II treated in detail or minutely, Ptol.Geog.1.22.1 ([comp] Comp.), Tz.H.10.159. Adv. -ρῶς Phot.Bibl.p.4
B., Hsch.2 of persons, refined or meticulous,λ. καὶ δεδιδαγμένος Cat.Cod.Astr.8(2).124
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10 λεπτός
2 fine, small,κονίη 23.506
; ; ;λεπτοῖς ἁλσί Alex.187.5
: freq. in Hp.,διατρήσεις λ. Loc.Hom.10
, al.; of soil, light, Thphr.HP1.8.1.3 thin, fine, delicate, freq. in Hom., mostly of garments and the like ,ὀθόναι Il.18.595
; πέπλοι, φᾶρος, Od.7.97, 10.544;ἀράχνια 8.280
;μήρινθος Il.23.854
; -ότατος χαλκός 20.275
;ἔβενος, ἐλέφας, σίδηρος BCH35.286
(Delos, ii B.C.);ῥινὸς βοός Il.20.276
([comp] Sup.); ([comp] Sup.); ([comp] Comp.); ;χαλκὸς καὶ δόνακες Pi.P.12.25
, cf. E.Med. 949, Th. 2.49, etc.; λεπτὰ τὰ πρῴραθεν ἔχειν, of ships, to have the bows thin and weak, Id.7.36.4 of the human figure, mostly in bad sense, thin, lean, Alc.39; opp. παχύς, Hp.Art.8 ([comp] Comp.);ἐγὼ δὲ λεπτὴ κἀσθενής Ar. Ec. 539
;σοφιστῶν λεπτῶν, ἀσίτων Antiph.122.4
;λ. καὶ αὐχμῶν Thphr. Char.26.5
, cf. Ceb.10;λ. χείρ Hes.Op. 497
; (anap.);τράχηλος X.Cyn.5.30
;λεπτὸς <ἐκ> τοῖν σκελοῖν Luc.Nav.2
;λ. ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν Pl.Amat. 134b
; of animals, X.Cyr.1.4.11; also, slender, taper (opp. παχύς), δάκτυλος Pl.R. 523d
; ἀπολήγειν εἰς λεπτόν, of the fingers of a statue, Luc.Im.6.5 of space, strait, narrow,εἰσίθμη Od.6.264
;ἀταρπός Alcm.81
; ἐπὶ λεπτὸν τετάχθαι in a thin line, X. Cyr.5.4.46, cf. Plb.3.115.6;οὔτε εὐρεῖαν οὔτε λεπτὴν.. ὁδόν Plu.2.964c
(ap.Porph.Abst.1.6).6 generally, small, weak, impotent,λεπτὴ μῆτις Il.10.226
, 23.590; , cf.ὀχέω 11.3
;ἀσφάλεια D.Ep.2.20
; λ. ἴχνη faint traces, X.Cyn.5.5; λ. οὖας, of a child's ear, tiny, Simon.37.14; τὰ λ. τῶν προβάτων small cattle, i.e. sheep and goats, Hdt.8.137; λ. πλοῖα small craft, Id.7.36; ἄκραι λ. small headlands, Id.8.107;λ. κλιμάκια Ar. Pax69
;τὸ -ότατον τοῦ χαλκοῦ νομίσματος Plu.Cic.29
;λ. χαλκός OGI485.12
(Magn. Mae.): without χαλκός, Inscr.Perg. 374 D7;ἀργύριον Ῥόδιον λ. CIG2693e5
([place name] Mylasa), cf. TAM2(1).15 ([place name] Telmessus); v. infr. 111.2. Adv. -τῶς, ζῆν poorly, meanly, Men.Mon. 682: neut. pl. as Adv.,λεπτὰ λεύσσω κόραις E.Or. 224
.7 light, slight,λεπταῖς ὑπαὶ κώνωπος.. ῥιπαῖσι A. Ag. 892
; λ. πνοαί light breezes, E.IA 813; λεπταῖς ἐπὶ ῥοπῇσιν on slight turns of fortune, S.Fr. 555.8 of size or quantity, λ. πυρίδια small, Ar.Lys. 1206;λ. κύλικες Pherecr.143.5
(but f.l.): neut. pl. as Adv., λ. τῖλαι 'pluck into small pieces', Theoc.3.21.9 of liquids, thin,γάλα Hp.Vict.2.46
;λεπτὰ ἀνεμέειν Id.Coac. 310
; λ. οἶνος light wine, Luc.Merc.Cond.18; also of food,λ. δίαιται Hp.Aph.1.4
;λ. ὀψάρια OGI484.16
(Pergam.). Adv. -τῶς, διαιτᾶσθαι, διαιτᾶν, Gal. 19.191, Paul.Aeg.3.43.10 = λεπτομερής, consisting of fine parts,ὅσῳ -ότερον ἀὴρ ὕδατος Arist.Ph. 215b4
, cf. Cael. 303b26, al.II metaph., subtle, refined, ; - ότεροι μῦθοι ib. 1082 (anap.); -ότατοι λῆροι Ar.Nu. 359
;πυκνῇ.. λεπτὰ μηχανᾷ φρενί Id.Ach. 445
;λ. λογιστά Id.Av. 318
;λ. καὶ ἀκριβής Antipho 3.4.2
;ἐς τὰς τέχνας παχέες, οὐ λεπτοί Hp.
Aër.24;λόγοι λ... τρέφουσ' ἐκείνους Alex.220.8
; cf. λεπτολόγος. Adv. -τῶς, μεριμνᾶν Lyr.Adesp.135
;λ. καὶ πυκνῶς ἐξετάζειν Amphis 33.5
: [comp] Comp. - οτέρως Anaxandr.36: also in detail,PPetr.
2p.118 (iii B.C.), Cic.Att.2.18.2, Phryn. PS p.83 B., Phot. s.v. νιφετός; cf. κατάλεπτον, καταλεπτολογέω: τὰ κατὰ λεπτόν, title of poems by Aratus, Ach.Tat.Intr.Arat.p.79 M., Str.10.5.3; also of minor poems of Virgil; τῶν κατὰ λεπτὸν πόρων ἀραίωσις, perh. small pores, Gal.15.201.2 rarely of the voice, fine, delicate, Arist.HA 545a7, Lyc.687;ἁρμονία E.Fr.773.23
(lyr.): neut. as Adv.,λεπτὸν ἀμφιτιττυβίζειν Ar.Av. 235
(lyr.); of sound,λ. ὑποτρύζουσα AP11.352.5
(Agath.); cf. λεπταλέος.3 of smell, Pl.Ti. 66e ([comp] Comp.).4 of persons, οἱ λ. the poor, Plb.24.7.3; λεπτὴν πλέκειν, prov. of poor people, Hsch.;λεπτὰ ξαίνεις Suid.
3 (sc. κεράμιον) jar, POxy.920.4 (ii/iii A.D.), PStrassb.40.48 (vi A.D.); cf. λεπτίον, λεπτοκεραμεύς. -
11 μικρογλάφυρος
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12 σπίλωμα
II mole, birthmark, Hld.10.15.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > σπίλωμα
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13 τεχνητικός
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14 χρυσός
χρῡσός, ὁ,A gold,τιμῆς Il.18.475
, etc.; coupled with other precious things, e.g. χαλκός, σίδηρος, 6.48; ἐσθής, Od.5.38; χρυσὸν κέρασιν περιχεύας (of a victim) Il.10.294 = Od.3.384, cf. 437; ;χ. δαμασίφρων Pi.O. 13.78
; κοῖλος ἄργυρος καὶ χ. silver and gold plate, Theopomp.Hist. 283a, cf. Luc.Nav.20; λευκὸς χ. white gold, i.e. gold alloyed with silver, opp. χ. ἄπεφθος refined gold, Hdt.1.50;χ. ἑψόμενος Pi.N.4.82
;χρυσὸν καθαίρειν Pl.Plt. 303d
;βασανίζειν ἐν πυρί Id.R. 413e
.2 gold, to express anything made of gold, e. g. golden armour or raiment, χρυσὸν.. ἔδυνε περὶ χροΐ, of Zeus, Il.8.43; of Poseidon, 13.25;τὸ ἐμὸν σῶμα μήτε ἐν χ. θῆτε.. X.Cyr.8.7.25
; ἀραρότως σύνδεσμα χρυσὸς (a gold crown) ;ἐν χρυσῷ πίνειν Luc.Merc. Cond.26
.3 freq. used by Poets to denote anything dear or precious,ταῦτα μὲν.. κρείσσονα χρυσοῦ.. φωνεῖς A.Ch. 372
(anap.);ὁ χ. ἧσσον κτῆμα τοῦ κλάειν ἂν ἦν S.Fr. 557
;ὡς χρυσὸς αὐτῷ τἀμὰ.. κακὰ δόξει ποτ' εἶναι E.Tr. 432
, cf. D.H.Rh.9.4; cf. Pi.O.1.1, 3.42, Plu.Sert. 5: metaph. also, χρυσὸς ἐπῶν golden words, Ar.Pl. 268;χρυσῷ πάττειν τινά Id.Nu. 912
(anap.);ὗσαι χρυσόν τινι Pi.O.7.50
. [pron. full] [ῡ] in χρυσός and all derivs., though Lyric Poets sts. made υ short in the Adj. χρύσεος (q.v.); once we have χρῠσός, Pi.N.7.78.] (Borrowed from Semitic, cf. Hebr. chārūts, Assyr. h<*>urāšu 'gold', Aram. hara 'yellow'.) -
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2 of thoughts and words, refined, elegant, witty, διάλεκτον ἀστείαν ὑποθηλυτέραν, opp. ἀνελεύθερον ὑπαγροικοτέραν, Ar.Fr. 685;ἀστεῖόν τι λέξαι Id.Ra. 901
; ἀστεῖον λέγεις (where there is a play on the double sense, witty and popular) Id.Nu. 204;ἀ. καὶ δημωφελεῖς οἱ λόγοι Pl.Phdr. 227d
;ἀστεῖον εἰπεῖν Com.Anon.248
Mein., cf. Axiop.1.14;ἀστειοτάτας ἐπινοίας Ar.Eq. 539
; of persons,οἱ ἀ.
the wits,Pl.
R. 452d;τὰ ἀ.
witty sayings, witticisms,Arist.
Rh. 1411b21, al. Adv.- ως J.AJ12.4.4
, Plu.2.123f, Luc.Nigr.13.3 as a general word of praise, of things and persons, pretty, charming, ; ;ἀ. καὶ εὐήθης Id.R. 349b
, cf. Phdr. 242e, Hp.Ep.13;ἐστὶ γοῦν ἁπλῆ τις;—ἀστεία μὲν οὖν Anaxil.21
; ἀστεῖόν [ἐστι] ὅτι ἐρυθριᾷς it is charming to see you blush, Pl.Ly. 204c; ἀστεῖον πάνυ εἰ .. Men. Sam. 149.b ironically, ἀ. κέρδος a pretty piece of luck, Ar.Nu. 1064;ἀστεῖος εἶ Diph.73
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17 ἄπεφθος
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18 ἑλκυστός
II ἑ. ἔλαιον refined, fine-drawn oil, CIG2719.21 ([place name] Stratonicea); cf. ἑλκυστῷ· λείῳ, Hsch.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἑλκυστός
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20 γλαφυρός
Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `hollow(ed)' (Il.), `polished, smooth, refined, elegant' (Ar.).Derivatives: γλαφυρότης `neatness, elegance' (Ph.) and γλαφυρία `id.' (Plu.). - Rare γλάφυ n. `hollow, cavern' (Hes. Op. 533) and γλάφω `hollow' (Hes. Sc. 431), also διαγλάψασα, late `engrave' ( ClassRev. 12, 282; Koptos IIp).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Dissimilated from - υλός (?) acc. to Leumann ( Glotta 32, 223 A. 2), from an u-stem ( λιγυρός: λιγύς)?. Perhaps γλάφυ is old and represents this u-stem; γλάφω, a ἅπ. λεγ. `hollow', can be secondary. Later the verb means (though not quite certainly) `engrave. It looks as a cross between γλύφω and γράφω. The development to `smooth' etc. is rather surprising. - Compare Slavic words for `hollow, gnaw', e.g. Sloven. glóbati. (But Russ. globá `cross-beam' does not fit in, Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. v.). DELG thinks that υ stands for α (Lejeune, Phonétique 1969, 180, 315f.) or a dissimilation of *γλυφυ-. Doubtful.Page in Frisk: 1,311Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > γλαφυρός
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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