exquisite vs refined

exquisite

adj
  • Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious. 

  • Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional. 

  • Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse. 

  • Of special beauty or rare excellence. 

  • Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense. 

noun
  • Fop, dandy. 

refined

adj
  • Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out. 

  • Developed, improved. 

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

  • 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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