Words similar to genteel

Example sentences for: genteel

How can you use “genteel” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

That is, Prudie did this until the close relative said the genteel version of "knock it off."
Its former thundering constitutional anathemas are now repositioned as genteel "doubts" about the "extra-legal character" of "an institution still evolving."
Probably the most genteel city in all of North America, this town is of another age, another world.
Once the gathering place of the colonial “glitterati,” it still draws European travelers for a glimpse of a genteel past.
More a plaza than a park, the attractive square is a genteel place with tall trees, gas lanterns, and iron benches.