refined

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil simple past and past participle of refine

   “The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.”

2. sıfat Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
3. sıfat Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.

   “The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.”

4. sıfat Developed, improved.

   “The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.”

5. sıfat Elevated and polished.

   “In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.”

6. sıfat Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.

   “Don Draper was a man of refined tastes.”

7. sıfat Highly-processed and pure.

   “Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.”

8. sıfat Free of dross or alloy.

   “The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Ba'al's portrait they bore highly refined silver.”

9. sıfat Morally pure.
10. sıfat Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
11. isim The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.

    “We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.”