well-brought-up
Taught good manners
Well-brought-up describes someone raised with good manners and proper behavior—the product of attentive parenting that instilled social graces: a well-brought-up young woman who always wrote thank-you notes.
The term implies not just politeness but a certain cultivation, suggesting the person knows how to conduct themselves in various social situations.
Showing good manners
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- considerateMindful of others' needs
- graciousPleasantly kind and courteous
civil · tactful · gentlemanly · ladylike · deferential · decorous · proper · obliging
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- urbaneRefined and courteous
debonair · classy · poised · distinguished · aristocratic · patrician · noble · respectable
Having received formal instruction
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- refinedPurified or cultured
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
learned · enlightened · knowledgeable · cultivated · literate · artistic · literary · scholarly
polite
Showing good manners
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- considerateMindful of others' needs
gracious · civil · tactful · gentlemanly · ladylike · deferential · decorous · proper · obliging · cordial
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
urbane · debonair · classy · poised · distinguished · aristocratic · patrician · noble · respectable · proper
educated
Having received formal instruction
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- refinedPurified or cultured
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
cosmopolitan · learned · enlightened · knowledgeable · cultivated · literate · artistic · literary · scholarly · erudite
well-brought-upill-bred
Lacking good manners
neglected · dragged up · feral · undisciplined · wild