Impolite
[ɪmpə'laɪt]
Definition
(a.) Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Uncivil, uncourteous, discourteous, unpolished, rude, ungentlemanly, rough, boorish, savage, bearish.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See POLITE]
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Definition
adj. of unpolished manners: uncivil.—adv. Impolite′ly.—n. Impolite′ness.
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Examples
- It used to seem a very impolite, not to say a rude, question, for Elisha to ask the woman, but it does not seem so to me now. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Do not irritate him any more; remember he is my guest, and I cannot be impolite. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It was as much as Emma could bear, without being impolite. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It's very impolite, I know, but I came to see my poor Sophronia, my only friend. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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