aristocratic
adjective
aris·to·crat·ic
ə-ˌri-stə-ˈkra-tik 
(ˌ)a-ˌri-stə-,
ˌa-rə-stə-
1
: belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring aristocracy
an aristocratic family
aristocratic titles
2
a
: socially exclusive
an aristocratic neighborhood
b
: snobbish
3
: notably superior or excellent
In season she does an aristocratic lobster and asparagus salad with curry oil.—
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Examples of aristocratic in a Sentence
the restaurant's cuisine is truly superb, but the maître d's aristocratic demeanor is a bit much
an impoverished dowager who never lets people forget about her aristocratic origins
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Many of these were once city palaces, converted churches, or aristocratic townhouses that still retain their elegant old-world charm but with stylishly contemporary finesse.
—Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
In the aristocratic social code where older means better and subtlety is king, the seventeen-thousand-pound topiary dragon commits the fatal crime of announcing wealth suddenly and loudly, a sure sign of it being recently acquired.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Suter’s Tommy Lynley is a brilliant police detective but an outsider in the force, simply by virtue of his aristocratic upbringing.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
With only a few comparable royal carriages still in existence today in the Palace of Versailles, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to possess an exceptional aristocratic artifact.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
In the aristocratic social code where older means better and subtlety is king, the seventeen-thousand-pound topiary dragon commits the fatal crime of announcing wealth suddenly and loudly, a sure sign of it being recently acquired.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Suter’s Tommy Lynley is a brilliant police detective but an outsider in the force, simply by virtue of his aristocratic upbringing.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
With only a few comparable royal carriages still in existence today in the Palace of Versailles, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to possess an exceptional aristocratic artifact.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aristocratic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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