refined
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- simple past and past participle of refine
Adjective
- Precise, freed from imprecision: Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
- Precise, freed from imprecision: Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.
- Precise, freed from imprecision: Developed, improved.
- Cultured, freed from vulgarity: Elevated and polished.
- Cultured, freed from vulgarity: Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.
- Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities: Highly-processed and pure.
- Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities: Free of dross or alloy.
- Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities: Morally pure.
- Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
Noun
- The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
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