[gen.teel] adj [MF gentil gentle] (1599) 1 a: having an aristocratic quality or flavor: stylish b: of or relating to the gentry or upper class c: elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape d: free from vulgarity or rudeness: polite
2. a: maintaining or striving to maintain the appearance of superior or middle-class social status or respectability b (1): marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation (2): conventionally or insipidly pretty "timid and ~ artistic style" -- gen.teel.ly adv -- gen.teel.ness n