For a place that, on the surface, seems fairly genteel, Ilkley can be a scrappy little town.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/24/when-i-saw-it-i-was-appalled-row-over-modern-fountain-splits-yorkshire-town-down-middle

He has transformed from a genteel doctor into a fearsome combatant.

Source: https://screenrant.com/doctor-strange-alex-ross-art-general-strange/

“Horse racing has sort of a genteel … demeanor about it as opposed to other types of gambling,” he said.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/sc-horse-industry-needs-help-is-legalizing-gambling-the-right-bet/article_53ac9b16-abea-11ed-9bbd-3fbe6c7bb408.html

In one extraordinary passage, Rocha – belying his genteel image among fellow diplomats – espoused raw macho pride in his achievements after his accomplice said the DGI wanted to know if he was still a “compañero” (comrade).

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/10/ego-and-resentment-what-led-former-us-diplomat-to-spy-for-cuba

It was around this time that the more genteel outdoor picnics of the English started appearing in literature, including Jane Austin’s Emma from 1816 in which a vivid portrait of a rustic picnic box on Box Hill is portrayed.

Source: https://www.yorkshirereporter.co.uk/pack-up-a-picnic-have-a-great-day-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pack-up-a-picnic-have-a-great-day-out

One Tel Aviv is genteel and the other is chaotic.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/358018/jerusalem-and-tel-aviv/

The show was launched in 2002 by presenter Jeremy Clarkson and producer Andy Wilman, envisioned as a brasher version of the earlier and altogether more genteel motoring programme it takes its name from.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65061656?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA