refined: Meaning and Definition of
re•fined
Pronunciation: (ri-fīnd'), [key] — adj.
- having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
- freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste.
- freed from impurities: refined sugar.
- very subtle, precise, or exact: refined distinctions.
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