"cultured" in the verb sense
1. culture
grow in a special preparation
"the biologist grows microorganisms"
"cultured" in the adjective sense
1. civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite
marked by refinement in taste and manners
"cultivated speech"
"cultured Bostonians"
"cultured tastes"
"a genteel old lady"
"polite society"
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