Having been improved or perfected, often through the removal of impurities or rough elements. It can also describe someone or something with elegant, cultured manners, taste, or style, demonstrating a high degree of sophistication and grace.
The term implies a delicate and subtle understanding and appreciation of the finer things, be it art, social etiquette, or physical materials.
It suggests a process of careful improvement, removing what is crude or basic to achieve a higher standard of quality or experience.
PURE NEAT
HONED
POLITE URBANE SUBTLE SVELTE
GENTEEL ELEGANT SMELTED
TASTEFUL CULTURED GRACEFUL POLISHED
CLARIFIED PROCESSED
CULTIVATED FASTIDIOUS
SOPHISTICATED