impoliteness
- a word derived from impolite.
Example Sentences
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"Such a step cannot be seen as anything other than a sign of diplomatic impoliteness and disrespect for our request," the ministry said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 11, 2022
And as Rea’s work suggests, people could well end up tolerating a little impoliteness if it serves a good cause.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2021
It is not a metaphor – a symbol for incompetence, boorishness, impoliteness or stupidity.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2019
We don’t hear the impoliteness in this question on a job interview, because we’ve been trained to think it’s normal for recruiters and hiring managers to ask job-seekers very personal things.
From Forbes ● Sep. 25, 2014
Fortunately these were in Italian, and so the obvious boredom of the foreign guests did not need to be construed as impoliteness.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
