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
Recent Examples on the Web
The show following the fictional, aristocratic Bridgerton family debuted in December 2020, carving a niche as a Regency-era romance with racially diverse depictions of nobility.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
In the late 18th century, a trio of aristocratic collectors known as the Bridgewater Syndicate spurred a fervor for classical Western European art in the U.K.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
The story is about an aristocratic couple living in a villa that's surrounded by a garden of crystal flowers.
—Adrienne Roberts, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Gradel then noted that Townley, unlike most aristocratic collectors—who craved the biggest and best and most intact gems—had a taste for fragments.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Coubertin’s Vision Image Coubertin, born in Paris in 1863, was raised in an aristocratic family and schooled in classical art and literature.
—John Branch, New York Times, 2 May 2024
This aristocratic habit was eventually codified as service à la française, distinguished by the practice of putting multiple dishes on the table at once.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
It’s thought to have emerged from a design project completed in the early 1930s at the Paris satellite of New York’s Parsons School of Design, the result of an assignment often attributed to the aristocratic French decorator Jean-Michel Frank, who was a lecturer there at the time.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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If Vera hoisted Chanel up within London’s aristocratic echelon, Misia would be her entree to Paris’s bohemian set.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
In the late 18th century, a trio of aristocratic collectors known as the Bridgewater Syndicate spurred a fervor for classical Western European art in the U.K.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
The story is about an aristocratic couple living in a villa that's surrounded by a garden of crystal flowers.
—Adrienne Roberts, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Gradel then noted that Townley, unlike most aristocratic collectors—who craved the biggest and best and most intact gems—had a taste for fragments.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Coubertin’s Vision Image Coubertin, born in Paris in 1863, was raised in an aristocratic family and schooled in classical art and literature.
—John Branch, New York Times, 2 May 2024
This aristocratic habit was eventually codified as service à la française, distinguished by the practice of putting multiple dishes on the table at once.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
It’s thought to have emerged from a design project completed in the early 1930s at the Paris satellite of New York’s Parsons School of Design, the result of an assignment often attributed to the aristocratic French decorator Jean-Michel Frank, who was a lecturer there at the time.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Misia Sert in Cannes Photo: Getty Images Most Popular
If Vera hoisted Chanel up within London’s aristocratic echelon, Misia would be her entree to Paris’s bohemian set.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aristocratic. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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