rude vs polite
Definitions
adjective
- lacking civility or good manners
- socially incorrect in behavior
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
Examples
The mighty Dragon sneers at the prudent and penny-pinching.
A single incident suggests a great deal about Hennepinhis prudery, his belligerence, his sensitivity.
Don't bolt your food down like that; it's rude.
Definitions
adjective
- not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
- marked by refinement in taste and manners
- 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.
His colleagues listened politely to his harangue but ignored him.
