polite
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(adjective) showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. |
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Antonyms: impolite |
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(adjective) 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"- W.S. Maugham |
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Synonyms: civil |
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(satellite adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" |
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Synonyms: civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel |
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