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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The trip includes a stay at an aristocratic palazzo in Palermo, excursions to the medieval town of Erice for the Christmas market, and to C0stinaci for the Presepe Vivente (live Nativity).
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Shazad plays Edgar Linton, a wealthy, aristocratic man who marries Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
The space-witch order ostensibly provides trusted advisers to the ruling Emperor of the Corrino Empire and his Imperium’s aristocratic great houses, like House Atreides and House Harkonnen, but has secretly harbored long-gestating plans about who can and should rule.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The mood was one of happy improvisation, a sort of aristocratic Fawlty Towers art-directed by Slim Aarons.
—Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Shazad plays Edgar Linton, a wealthy, aristocratic man who marries Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
The space-witch order ostensibly provides trusted advisers to the ruling Emperor of the Corrino Empire and his Imperium’s aristocratic great houses, like House Atreides and House Harkonnen, but has secretly harbored long-gestating plans about who can and should rule.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The mood was one of happy improvisation, a sort of aristocratic Fawlty Towers art-directed by Slim Aarons.
—Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aristocratic. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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