impolite

[ im-puh-lahyt ]

/ ˌɪm pəˈlaɪt /

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adjective

not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.

OTHER WORDS FOR impolite

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

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Origin of impolite

First recorded in 1605–15, impolite is from the Latin word impolītus rough, unpolished. See im-², polite

OTHER WORDS FROM impolite

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

Words nearby impolite

implosive, impluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic, imponderabilia, imponderable, impone, imponent

How to use impolite in a sentence

After all those pictures of Clayton Kershaw holding the World Series trophy high, all those videos of Los Angeles Dodgers jumping for joy without the weight of past disappointment pressing on their backs, the question feels almost impolite.
The Dodgers of 2020 were a force. Now they have a title to defend, with Trevor Bauer to help.|Chelsea Janes|April 1, 2021|Washington Post
Sometimes we beg him to eat faster, but that seems unhealthy, as well as impolite.
Miss Manners: Poky eater keeps family stuck at the table|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|January 2, 2021|Washington Post
Luckily for the South Carolina native, his encounters with the impolite are rare.
Parks and Recreation’s Aziz Ansari Is 30 Years Old and Writing a Book About Modern Love|Abby Haglage|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Zarif complained that the way I asked my question to him was “impolite.”
Iran Rejails Political Prisoner Majid Tavakoli|David Keyes|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Funny, I think jailing journalists and bloggers is “impolite.”
Iran Rejails Political Prisoner Majid Tavakoli|David Keyes|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I wish everyone reacted to impolite cell phone usage like Kevin Williamson.
Turn Off Your Damn Cellphones|Justin Green|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then again, yet to meet an impolite Canadian in person, so maybe this is just Twitter being Twitter.
Don't Make Canadians Angry|Justin Green|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"You may be as impolite to me as you wish; I cannot go," he said.
The Devil|Joseph O'Brien
We were kalkilatin' on yer bein' even that impolite: wasn't we, boys?
Two Men of Sandy Bar|Bret Harte
In the other, a woman takes no inconsiderable share in the arduous but impolite performance—pulling men by the nose.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
It is considered impolite to return the vessel before emptying it, and a good Kirghiz is never guilty of this impropriety.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
He did not wish to be impolite, so he kept turning his face aside and pretending to cough.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales|Clara Kern Bayliss

British Dictionary definitions for impolite

impolite

/ (ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt) /

adjective

discourteous; rude; uncivil

Derived forms of impolite

impolitely, adverbimpoliteness, noun

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