GENTEEL

[adjective] - having a high social class, being very polite, etc., or trying too hard to seem of a higher social class than you really area genteel old ladygenteel table mannersThe mansion had an atmosphere of genteel elegance and decay.He took elocution lessons to try to make his accent sound more genteel.After the war they lived in genteel poverty (= without much money, but still trying to appear of a higher social class).(figurative) The game seemed to be a more genteel (= calmer, less violent) version of American football.