courteous
having or showing good manners; polite.
Origin of courteous
1synonym study For courteous
Other words for courteous
Other words from courteous
- cour·te·ous·ly, adverb
- cour·te·ous·ness, noun
- o·ver·cour·te·ous, adjective
- o·ver·cour·te·ous·ly, adverb
- o·ver·cour·te·ous·ness, noun
- pseu·do·cour·te·ous, adjective
- pseu·do·cour·te·ous·ly, adverb
- qua·si-cour·te·ous, adjective
- qua·si-cour·te·ous·ly, adverb
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How to use courteous in a sentence
In response, she received courteous acknowledgements of her messages but little else.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge | by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaThe Gov.-General courteously proposed to send a large bodyguard to his consulate, but it was not necessary.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe general met them, listened courteously to their words of submission, then with a wave of the hand refused the keys.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonA policeman courteously notified us that the main street of the city would be closed three hours for a Sunday School parade.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyIf a stranger offers you the same services, decline it positively, but courteously, at the same time thanking him.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
But he was past reason now, and he was not the man to brook haughtiness, however courteously it might be cloaked.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for courteous
/ (ˈkɜːtɪəs) /
polite and considerate in manner
Origin of courteous
1Derived forms of courteous
- courteously, adverb
- courteousness, noun
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