refined
/ɹɪˈfaɪnd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of refine
adj
Precise, freed from imprecision
adj
Precise, freed from imprecision
adj
Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities
adj
Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities
Example Sentences
- "The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene."
- "The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined."
- "The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students."
- "In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so."
- "Don Draper was a man of refined tastes."
- ""Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-a lettin' 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.""