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impolitely

[im-puh-lahyt] Origin

im·po·lite

[im-puh-lahyt]
adjective
not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.

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

im·po·lite·ly, adverb
im·po·lite·ness, noun


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

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impolite (ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt)
 
adj
discourteous; rude; uncivil
 
impo'litely
 
adv
 
impo'liteness
 
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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