refined

English Online Dictionary. What means refined‎? What does refined mean?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːfaɪnd/

Verb

refined

1. simple past and past participle of refine

   The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.

Adjective

refined (comparative more refined, superlative most refined)

1. Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
   1. (of people, obsolete) Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
   2. (of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.

   3. (of processes) Developed, improved.

2. Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
   1. (of language) Elevated and polished.

   2. (of people) Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.
3. Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
   1. (of products) Highly-processed and pure.

   2. (of metal) Free of dross or alloy.

   3. (of people, obsolete) Morally pure.
4. (of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.

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Translations

Noun

refined (plural refineds)

1. (finance) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.

   We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.

Anagrams

• definer, e-friend, enfired, fendier