supercivilized

/ˌsupərˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/
adjective
  1. Extremely advanced in social and cultural development; having very refined manners, laws, and technology.
    • Some historians argue that ancient Rome was a supercivilized empire for its time.
    • The novel describes a supercivilized society where robots handle all manual labor.
    • Her supercivilized behavior at the formal dinner impressed everyone at the table.
  2. Overly refined or sophisticated to the point of being artificial or unnatural.
    • His supercivilized way of speaking sounded more like a script than a real conversation.
    • The supercivilized rules of the etiquette club made new members feel unwelcome.
    • The garden was so supercivilized that it looked like a museum exhibit rather than a natural space.
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