genteel Betydning & definition

Eksempler på genteel

• Sectarianism was not, therefore, simply an expression of working-class antagonisms but enjoyed a healthy support in the genteel suburbs.

• Indeed, it was because of this sanctification that they could betray codes of genteel conduct without reprisal.

• In particular, he casts aspersions on the genteel pretensions of the upper middle classes, and the old boy network's efforts to monopolize professional careers.

• The clip-clop of horses' hooves today may evoke flowing silk dresses and frock coats, carriages and a genteel way of life that has disappeared.

• He also became critical of the emptiness of the genteel life he was supposed to emulate.

• The ornamental cottage is to an equivalent degree a reduction in the social equipment which might be expected by a genteel family.

• Rather, she sought a genteel method of putting food on the table for her family.

• Historians have often been too ready to accept this image of the reluctant genteel governess without question.