polite
Origin of polite
1synonym study For polite
Other words for polite
Opposites for polite
Other words from polite
- po·lite·ly, adverb
- po·lite·ness, noun
- su·per·po·lite·, adjective
- su·per·po·lite·ness, noun
Words Nearby polite
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How to use polite in a sentence
Bryant is a “Thank you” and “You’re very welcome” type of guy — polite, suburban, cultured, well-heeled.
Kobe Bryant Punched A Teammate Over $100, And It Wasn’t Shaq | Jeff Pearlman | September 25, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightOn Friday, Scarane and her supporters were at the doors, having conversations that ranged from polite to promising.
Apple’s response to developers is often curt and boilerplate, but even with that, you must be polite on many occasions, like a servant asking the master what he wants next.
Apple’s App Store draws scrutiny in yet another country | Verne Kopytoff | September 3, 2020 | FortuneAs a Swede, I have very limited interest in etiquette, but shutting up seemed like the polite thing to do even to me.
‘The Dream Architects’: Inside the making of gaming’s biggest franchises | Rachel King | September 1, 2020 | FortuneDespite the patrician veneers and volley of five dollar words, this wasn’t polite conversation.
And so he looked at her, smiled, and offered a polite “Is everything okay?”
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was nothing polite about them and nobody's parents approved.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWilson would later tell the grand jury that he had been only polite and Brown had responded with the F word.
90 Seconds of Fury in Ferguson Are the Key to Making Peace in America | Michael Daly | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were delicate, they were long, they were polite, and they were long.
Sure, Hall could have been more polite and subtle in his mission.
The University of Texas’s Machiavellian War on Its Regent | David Davis | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe would have liked to answer that it was Mademoiselle who had got in her way; but Mother wished her to be always polite.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonThe two men plunged into discussion, and Isabel, her eyes expressing a polite interest, studied the face of her cousin.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHe thought nothing of it now, when she nodded in her polite little way, and opened the door for herself.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonPresently he rose and left the table with a polite bow that included both the others.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodI am not afraid of being crushed, for no doubt you would always remember to be polite, if not considerate.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for polite
/ (pəˈlaɪt) /
showing regard for others, in manners, speech, behaviour, etc; courteous
cultivated or refined: polite society
elegant or polished: polite letters
Origin of polite
1Derived forms of polite
- politely, adverb
- politeness, noun
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