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