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    cultured
    /ˈkʌltʃəd/

    adjective

    • 1. characterized by refined taste and manners and good education: "a cultured and intelligent man"
    • 2. (of tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) grown or propagated in an artificial medium: "cultured tumour cells"

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  2. Cultured means educated and familiar with art, music, literature, etc. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and compare it with cultivated and civilized.

  3. Cultured means having or showing good taste, manners, upbringing, and education. It can also refer to artificially grown or nurtured organisms, such as bacteria or pearls. See the origin, history, and usage of the word cultured.

  4. Learn the meaning of cultured as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Cultured can mean cultivated, produced under artificial conditions, or refined.

  5. Learn the meaning of cultured as an adjective in British and American English, with synonyms, examples, and word origin. Cultured can describe someone with good manners, education, and arts knowledge, or something artificially grown or synthesized.

  6. A cultured person usually enjoys art, music, expensive restaurants, and other things considered fancy or educated. An old lady sipping tea with one pinkie sticking out, wearing a flowered hat, and listing to Brahms (the classical composer) would be many people's idea of someone cultured.

  7. Cultured means educated, polished, and refined; cultivated. It also means artificially grown or synthesized, as in cultured pearls. See different dictionaries, thesaurus, and translations for cultured.

  8. cultured. adjective. /ˈkʌltʃərd/ (of people) well educated and able to understand and enjoy art, literature, etc. synonym cultivated Mrs. Ramsay was a cultured woman who traveled a great deal. opposite uncultured. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?