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polite(adjective, correct, superior, modest, fashion)
23
refined(adjective, correct, superior, proper, modest)
22
well-bred(adjective, fine, superior, proper, polite)
20
courteous(adjective, gentle, superior, modest, polite)
18
cultivated(adjective, superior, proper, polite, sophisticated)
18
elegant(adjective, superior, proper, polite, beautiful)
18
polished(adjective, superior, proper, polite, sophisticated)
17
mannerly(adjective, proper, modest, polite, decent)
17
urbane(adjective, superior, proper, polite, sophisticated)
16
nice(adjective, correct, delicate, superior, proper)
15
cultured(adjective, right, fine, delicate, superior)
15
ladylike(adjective, polite, fashion, refined, mannerly)
15
proper(adjective, plain, modest, decent, refined)
14
courtly(adjective, delicate, superior, proper, polite)
12
aristocratic(adjective, proper, polite, sophisticated, refined)
12
decorous(adjective, proper, polite, refined, particular)
12
gracious(adjective, superior, polite, sophisticated, refined)
12
well-mannered(adjective, superior, proper, polite, sophisticated)
11
civil(adjective, kind, superior, proper, polite)
11
gentlemanly(adjective, polite, fashion, refined, gallant)
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