cultured

adjective

cul·​tured ˈkəl-chərd How to pronounce cultured (audio)
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: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

Examples of cultured in a Sentence

the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
Recent Examples on the Web Already frazzled from being parents of 3-year-old twins, one with special needs, Meg and Rooster are dazzled, intimidated and distressed by their impossibly cultured, attractive and accomplished hosts. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024 For the study, his lab grew wild bacteria cultured from dead leaves and soil around New Haven, Connecticut. Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024 This 1868 realistic portrait by George P.A. Healy depicted Abraham Lincoln in a strategy session with advisers, suggesting, according to Algeo, that Truman was unable to appreciate the more cultured modernists. Diane Scharper, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024 Then soon Courtney, who’s another extremely cultured person, taught him a lot. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023 The journey ends with three days in Spain, making stops in the ancient city of Málaga, the beach resort Alicante, and finally, highly cultured Barcelona. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024 The image bespeaks a cultured people resisting barbarism as much as the old photo of the imperturbably English book browsers in a roofless building. Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 Although the initial outcomes may seem optimistic, tumors can be developed using cultured cells. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024 However, the technology has attracted pushback from lawmakers in Florida and Arizona, where bills have been introduced that would ban the sale of cultured meat if passed. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cultured was circa 1746

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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultured. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cultured

adjective
1
2
: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

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