re‧fined
1 [usually before noun] a substance that is refined has been made pure by an industrial process [↪ raw, crude; ≠ unrefined]
2 someone who is refined is polite and seems to be well-educated or to belong to a high social class - sometimes used humorously :
a refined way of speaking
a refined way of speaking
3 a method or process that is refined has been improved to make it more effective [↪ sophisticated]:
Laser surgery has become much more refined over the last decade.
Laser surgery has become much more refined over the last decade.
he was very rich but he was no refined.
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