āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
refined
/ÉšÉĒfËaâÉĒnd/
refined
01
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤, āĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§
made pure by removing impurities through a processing method
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She appreciated the refined taste of the filtered water, which had been treated to remove impurities.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ
āĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
showing sophisticated manners and elegance in behavior
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He spoke with a refined accent that hinted at his prestigious education.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
04
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ
precise to a fine degree
05
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
overrefined
unrefined
refined
refine
fine
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
