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(ed-form)

Precise, freed from imprecision, ''particularly:''

(obsolete) Sagacious, ''sometimes'' (pejorative) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.

(of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.

(of processes) Developed, improved.

Cultured, freed from vulgarity, ''particularly:''

(of language) Elevated and polished.

(of people) Elegant, ''sometimes'' (pejorative) affected, prissy, or bloodless.

Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, ''particularly:''

(of products) Highly-processed and pure.

(of metal) Free of dross or alloy.

(obsolete) Morally pure.

(of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.

(finance) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.