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urbane

adjective
 
 
/ɜːˈbeɪn/ US  /ɝː-/ approving

Definition

(especially of a man) confident, comfortable, and polite in social situations: Herschel was an urbane, kindly, and generous man.ExperiencedPolite and respectfulPolite and respectful urbanely
 
 
/-li/ adverb
urbanity
 
 
/-ˈbæn.ɪ.ti/ US  /-ˈbæn.ə.t̬i/ noun [U]
(Definition of urbane adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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