7
prissy(adjective, plain, polite, sophisticated, refined)
6
artificial(adjective, sophisticated, cultured)
6
dainty(adjective, fine, delicate, proper, precise)
6
formal(adjective, proper, sophisticated, refined, cultured)
6
puritanical(adjective, plain, modest, decent, particular)
6
stylish(adjective, smart, new, hot, fly)
5
appropriate(adjective, sophisticated, stylish, graceful, well-dressed)
5
becoming
5
blue-blooded(adjective, polite, noble, refined, urbane)
5
civilised
5
patrician(polite, refined, nobility, urbane, well-mannered)
5
pleasant(adjective, civil, well-mannered, good-mannered)
5
pompous(adjective, sophisticated, cultured)
5
posh(adjective, smart, superior, elegant, sophisticated)
5
precise(adjective, plain, superior, sophisticated, particular)
5
preppy
4
Victorian(adjective, plain, stale, particular, fussy)
4
affable(adjective, polite, refined, considerate, polished)
4
classy(adjective, delicate, superior, sophisticated, polished)
4
comme il faut(expression, idiom, modest, polite, fashion)
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