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gentle(adjective, refined, gracious, considerate)
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respectable(adjective, proper, modest, decent)
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seemly(adjective, modest, decent, moral)
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sophisticated(adjective, delicate, superior, proper)
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suave(adjective, superior, sophisticated, refined)
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debonair(adjective, refined, considerate, polished)
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graceful(adjective, proper, sophisticated, refined)
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prim(adjective, plain, proper, sophisticated)
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prudish(adjective, plain, shy, sophisticated)
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decent(adjective, moral, refined, mannerly)
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dignified(adjective, sophisticated, refined, stylish)
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fashionable(adjective, smart, proper, fly)
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stuffy(adjective, correct, warm, plain, modest)
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well-behaved(adjective, proper, sophisticated, refined)
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chivalrous(adjective, proper, sophisticated, refined)
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priggish(adjective, plain, sophisticated, refined)
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prissy(adjective, plain, sophisticated, refined)
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blue-blooded(adjective, noble, refined, urbane)
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patrician(refined, nobility, urbane, well-mannered)
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affable(adjective, refined, considerate, polished)
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