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–adjective

not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.

[Origin: 1605–15; < L impolītus rough, unpolished. See im-² polite

]

—Related forms

im·po·lite·ly, adverb

im·po·lite·ness, noun

—Synonyms disrespectful; uncivil; insolent; boorish, ill-mannered, rough.

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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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impolite
adjective
not polite [ant: polite]

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impolite [impəˈlait] adjective

not polite; rude
Example: You must not be impolite to the teacher.

Arabic:	غَيْر مُهَذَّب، قَليل الأدب
Chinese (Simplified):	不礼貌的
Chinese (Traditional):	不禮貌的
Czech:	nezdvořilý
Danish:	uhøflig
Dutch:	onbeleefd
Estonian:	ebaviisakas
Finnish:	epäkohtelias
French:	impoli
German:	unhöflich
Greek:	αγενής
Hungarian:	udvariatlan
Icelandic:	ókurteis
Indonesian:	tidak sopan
Italian:	maleducato

Japanese:	失礼な
Korean:	무례한
Latvian:	nepieklājīgs
Lithuanian:	nemandagus
Norwegian:	uhøflig, udannet
Polish:	nieuprzejmy
Portuguese (Brazil):	impolido
Portuguese (Portugal):	mal-educado
Romanian:	nepoliticos
Russian:	невежливый
Slovak:	nezdvorilý, neslušný
Slovenian:	nevljuden
Spanish:	maleducado
Swedish:	oartig
Turkish:	kaba

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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.

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