Tuesday, July 26, 2011

#566 genteel

genteel- affectedly proper or refined; excessively polite; respectable, polite, and well-bred; appropriate to polite or fashionable society

C16 from French gentil well-born

The area is home to several renowned lodges where one can chase gobblers in genteel southern luxury.

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