aristocratic

aristocratic
    adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or
           aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic
           Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family";
           "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle
           blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South";
           "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features";
           "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic},
           {aristocratical}, {blue}, {blue-blooded}, {gentle},
           {patrician}]
    

Aristocratic \Ar`is*to*crat"ic\, Aristocratical
\Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.]
   1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or
      favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an
      aristocratic constitution.
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   2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy;
      characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy;
      as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or
      manners. -- {Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
      {Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness}, n.
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106 Moby Thesaurus words for "aristocratic":
      U, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, arrogant, august,
      authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, autonomous, bossy,
      bureaucratic, chivalrous, civic, civil, constitutional, courtly,
      democratic, despotic, dictatorial, dignified, domineering, ducal,
      elitist, exalted, fascist, federal, federalist, federalistic,
      feudal, genteel, gentle, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, governmental,
      grand, grave, grinding, gubernatorial, heteronomous, high,
      high and mighty, high-handed, hubristic, imperative, imperial,
      imperious, imposing, kinglike, kingly, knightly, ladylike, lordly,
      magisterial, magistral, majestic, masterful, matriarchal,
      matriarchic, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, noble,
      of gentle blood, of rank, official, oligarchal, oligarchic,
      oppressive, overbearing, overruling, parliamentarian,
      parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, patrician, peremptory,
      pluralistic, political, princelike, princely, queenlike, queenly,
      quite the lady, regal, repressive, republican, royal, sedate,
      self-governing, severe, sober, solemn, stately, statuesque, strict,
      suppressive, theocratic, titled, totalitarian, tyrannical,
      tyrannous, venerable, worthy