From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishculturedcul‧tured /ˈkʌltʃəd $ -ərd/ adjective INTELLIGENTintelligent, polite, and interested in art, literature, music etc SYN cultivated a well-read and cultured woman His voice was cultured and unmistakably English.
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cultured• He was highly cultured and came of a family of minor nobility.• The Art Nouveau Cafe is a popular meeting place for the city's cultured classes.• He was a cultured, educated man, yet he lacked the simple faith of the poorest of the poor.• Sempaio is a highly cultured lawyer with a love of classical music.• Ramsay was a deeply cultured man who travelled a great deal on the continent.• The cultured orchestral playing and well-upholstered recording quality point in the same overall direction.• His voice was cultured Oxbridge, and the grim intent in that voice made Cardiff and Pearce stand obediently aside.• I loved her combination of cultured sophistication and working-class humor.• The whole manuscript is illuminated by a genuinely cultured temperament.• The Gooner also carries an articulate open letter to David Dein, Arsenal's cultured vice-chairman. 