Refined

//ɹɪˈfaɪnd// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Precise, freed from imprecision; Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity. obsolete
  2. 2
    Precise, freed from imprecision; Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.

    "The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined."

  3. 3
    Precise, freed from imprecision; Developed, improved.

    "The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students."

  4. 4
    Cultured, freed from vulgarity; Elevated and polished.

    "In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so."

  5. 5
    Cultured, freed from vulgarity; Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.

    "Don Draper was a man of refined tastes."

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  1. 6
    Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities; Highly-processed and pure.

    "Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart."

  2. 7
    Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities; Free of dross or alloy.

    "The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Ba'al's portrait they bore highly refined silver."

  3. 8
    Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities; Morally pure. obsolete
  4. 9
    Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
Adjective
  1. 1
    suggesting taste, ease, and wealth wordnet
  2. 2
    precise to a fine degree wordnet
  3. 3
    (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel wordnet
  4. 4
    freed from impurities by processing wordnet
  5. 5
    showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.

    "We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of refine form-of, participle, past

    "The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene."

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