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pəˈlaɪt
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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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im·po·lite
(ĭm'pə-līt')
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
impolite
1612, "unrefined, rough," from L.
impolitus,
from
in-
"not" +
politus
"polished" (see
polite
). Sense of "discourteous, ill-mannered" is from 1739.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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