unpolite

American  

[uhn-puh-lahyt] / ˌʌn pəˈlaɪt /

adjective

1. impolite.

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Other Word Forms

• unpolitely adverb

Etymology

Origin of unpolite

First recorded in 1640–50; un- ¹ + polite

Example Sentences

These raw, rude, thoroughly unpolite shows open a window on a brand new England, from the gritty Bosnian-war drama Peacekeepers to the Lynchian small-town comic horrors of The League of Gentlemen.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Indeed, Mr Musgrave, I have not,” replied she; “I was most anxious to see you, and have thought it very unpolite, I may add, unkind, on your part not to have come to me.”

From The Privateersman by Marryat, Frederick

This is a position which does no one any harm, so it is absurd that it should be considered unpolite.

From Lalage's Lovers by Birmingham, George A.

Yes, for crossness and unpolite words and messing at table and—lots of things.

From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)

The spectre has an excellent excuse for all this unpolite mimicry—in fact, he cannot help it, as the reader may infer from the following account, of one of his appearances on a reduced scale.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various