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.—
R. W. Apple, Jr.
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Charlotte Mothe recruits her sister, Baroness Sylvie Devereux, for one last con as spirit mediums, setting their sights on the aristocratic de Jacquinots, who believe they're being haunted by an aunt brutally murdered in the French Revolution.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Another prequel series centers around the aristocratic Rokesby family, the Bridgertons’ neighbors.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
The county’s only city, Oxford, is about an hour from London’s Paddington Station by train and feels like the set of a moody, dark academia film with aristocratic architecture lifted from antiquity, shadowy lanes, and bookish students flitting off to tutorials.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Another prequel series centers around the aristocratic Rokesby family, the Bridgertons’ neighbors.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
The county’s only city, Oxford, is about an hour from London’s Paddington Station by train and feels like the set of a moody, dark academia film with aristocratic architecture lifted from antiquity, shadowy lanes, and bookish students flitting off to tutorials.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aristocratic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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