aristocratic
adjective
belonging to or typical of the aristocracy
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belonging to the highest social class. In the UK, noble people usually have a title, for example Duke or Baroness
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a titled person belongs to a high social class and has a title such as ‘Lord’ or ‘Lady’ before their name
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typical of polite well-educated people belonging to a high social class who have strict moral standards and are easily shocked by anything rude
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someone who is blue-blooded comes from a royal family, or a family of a very high social class
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someone who is well bred has been taught good manners and given a good education and is often from a high social class
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someone who is posh talks or behaves in a way that is typical of people from a high social class. This word often shows that you do not like people like this.
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