1 [usuallybeforenoun] (of a substance) made pure by having other substances taken out of it:
refined sugar
2 (of a person) polite, well educated and able to judge the quality of things; having the sort of manners that are considered typical of a high social class:
She was a lady of very refined tastes. * Beneath his refined manners and superficial elegance the man was a snake.
OPPUNREFINED
