adj 1: having a high state of culture and development both social
and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the
civilized world" [syn: civilized] [ant: noncivilized]
2: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated
speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a
genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite]