im·po·lite
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| not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply. |
[Origin: 1605–15; < L impolītus rough, unpolished. See im-2 polite
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im·po·lite·ly, adverb
im·po·lite·ness, noun
—Synonyms disrespectful; uncivil; insolent; boorish, ill-mannered, rough.
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impolite
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adj. Not polite; discourteous. [Latin impolītus, unpolished, inelegant : in-, not; see in-1 + polītus, past participle of polīre, to polish; see polish.] im'po·lite'ly adv., im'po·lite'ness n. |
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impolite
1612, "unrefined, rough," from L. impolitus, from in- "not" + politus "polished" (see polite). Sense of "discourteous, ill-mannered" is from 1739.
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| not polite [ant: polite] |
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impolite [impəˈlait] adjective
not polite; rude
Example: You must not be impolite to the teacher.
Example: You must not be impolite to the teacher.
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Impolite
Im`po*lite"\, a. [L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im- not + politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See Polite.] Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude. -- Im`po*lite"ly, adv. -- Im`po*lite"ness, n.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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