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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhl-cherd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌl tʃərd



Definition of cultured

Origin :
  • 1743 in the literal sense of "cultivated," of land, etc., past participle adjective from culture; meaning "developed under controlled natural conditions" is from 1906, originally of pearls. Meaning "improved by exposure to intellectual culture" is from 1777.
  • adj well-bred, experienced
Example sentences :
  • She fully intended to become all that a cultured young woman should be.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • "That boy will go far," I heard one cultured old gentleman say.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • The cultured, too, and the wise, are counted among thy slaves.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Such is the testimony of one of the most cultured men in Italy.
  • Extract from : « Hymns from the Morningland » by Various
  • He could not guess her station, but the speech that reached him was cultured in tone and word.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "When I am cultured I'll be a night city editor; that's my ideal," said the youth, stoutly.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • The cultured child of millions smiled up at him reproachfully.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • The prince was a cultured man, and even a genius, but very poor.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • She was then a beautiful blonde, and, as I soon found, very intelligent and cultured.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • Could it be that in the cultured East that was a new euphemism for insane asylum?
  • Extract from : « Elsie Marley, Honey » by Joslyn Gray

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