refined

used of persons and their behavior; cultivated and genteel

• “she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship”
• “refined people with refined taste”

freed from impurities by processing

• “refined sugar”
• “refined oil”
• “to gild refined gold” Shakespeare

showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

• “his polished manner”
• “maintained an urbane tone in his letters”

made pure

suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

free from what is tawdry or unbecoming

• “a neat style”
• “a neat set of rules”
• “she hated to have her neat plans upset”