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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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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Sprezzatura was a north star for court dressing and demeanor, a type of performative nonchalance that the elite could evoke and could — maybe — trickle down to the non-aristocratic classes as well, Lisby explained.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The result, completed in 2010, was inspired by the aristocratic gardens of Italy’s Lake Como as well as the work of George Washington Smith, an early 20th-century American architect known for his Spanish Colonial Revival homes.
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—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, meanwhile, is located in the former hunting lodge of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, and its Munich branch sits at the former Bavarian State Bank headquarters and the adjacent Palais Neuhaus-Preysing, originally an aristocratic residence from the 1700s.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The result, completed in 2010, was inspired by the aristocratic gardens of Italy’s Lake Como as well as the work of George Washington Smith, an early 20th-century American architect known for his Spanish Colonial Revival homes.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
Chris O'Donnell leads the cast as Don Hart, a captain at Nashville's 113 firehouse with a blue-collar background and a wife born into the city's aristocratic class.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, meanwhile, is located in the former hunting lodge of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, and its Munich branch sits at the former Bavarian State Bank headquarters and the adjacent Palais Neuhaus-Preysing, originally an aristocratic residence from the 1700s.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aristocratic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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