[
UK
/pəlˈaɪt/
]
[ US /pəˈɫaɪt/ ]
[ US /pəˈɫaɪt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
even if he didn't like them he should have been civil -
marked by refinement in taste and manners
cultivated speech
polite society
cultured Bostonians
cultured tastes
a genteel old lady - showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
How To Use polite In A Sentence
- 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. Dialogue is a dance « Write Anything
- 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. THE GUARDSMEN
- My fingertips at this point were being sliced to the bone on the cheesewire strings but with usual English politeness i ploughed on now wanting fiona to hurray up. TravelPod.com Recent Updates
- I stood in the doorway for a moment, gathering my energy for polite chitchat. FOOLS GOLD
- He was moody and unwilling to make the usual politenesses.
- Politeness is not always the sign of wisdom, but the want of it always leaves room for the suspicion of folly.
- They sat in silence, and with tireless patience watched our every motion with that vile, uncomplaining impoliteness which is so truly The Innocents Abroad
- Using polite forms and neutral pronouns with peers is considered effeminate.
- Make polite excuses but don't go. The Sun
