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hienostunut
viimeistelty
jalostettu
(en-past of)
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The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.
precise Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
(label) sagacious Sagacious, sometimes (label) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
(label) subtle Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.
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The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.
(label) developed Developed, improved.
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The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.
cultured Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
(label) elevated Elevated and polished.
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In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.
(label) elegant Elegant, sometimes (label) affected, prissy, or bloodless.
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w:Don Draper|Don Draper was a man of refined tastes.
1946, Elizabeth Metzger Howard, Before the Sun Goes Down, p. 31:
- "Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-aEtymology 8|-a lett-in'|in' us young'uns call a pee pot a pee pot. A chamber's what she called it... And by God! Us young'uns had ter call the pee pot a chamber or git our God damn necks wrang."
purified Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
(label) highly Highly-processed and pure.
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Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.
(label) free Free of dross or alloy.
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The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Baal's portrait they bore highly refined silver.''
(label) morally Morally pure.
(label) dealing Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
(label) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
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Were still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.''
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