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sophisticated

sop·his·ti·cated

US/sʌˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtʌd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir faire

  • “sophisticated young socialites”
  • “a sophisticated audience”
  • “a sophisticated lifestyle”
  • “a sophisticated book”
2.

ahead in development; complex or intricate

  • “advanced technology”
  • “a sophisticated electronic control system”
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3.

marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel

  • “the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite”
  • “urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris”
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4.

intellectually appealing

  • “a sophisticated drama”

Origin

First English usage circa 1601. From Medieval Latin sophisticatus.

Phrases

  • sophisticated falsificationism

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