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polite

Definitions

adjective

  1. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
  2. marked by refinement in taste and manners
  3. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

Examples

Yeah, the adverb problem has bitten me in impolite places a hundred times and they’re usually the first to go when the story gets passed around my friends.

He doesn't mean any of us impoliteness, but he needs a bit longer to warm to us.

The 'American Empire' of the late 20th century, which Luce more politely referred to as the 'American Century', and of which no presidents since Eisenhower and JFK ever whispered the word 'Empire' while it actually existed, was already body-snatched by the time anyone other than Chomsky and Chalmers Johnson impolitely called it by its real name.

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rude

Definitions

adjective

  1. lacking civility or good manners
  2. socially incorrect in behavior
  3. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
  4. belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
  5. (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

Examples

A single incident suggests a great deal about Hennepinhis prudery, his belligerence, his sensitivity.

The mighty Dragon sneers at the prudent and penny-pinching.

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