affable vs refined

affable

adj
  • Mild; benign. 

  • Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable. 

refined

adj
  • Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless. 

  • Developed, improved. 

  • Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out. 

  • Highly-processed and pure. 

  • Free of dross or alloy. 

  • Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum. 

  • Elevated and polished. 

noun
  • The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form. 

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