unpolite
Americanadjective
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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
"He is unpolite, my sister," cried Marguerite, laughing.
From St George's Cross by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)
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)
Mr. Frederick Montague, I'm sure, is too well-bred a young gentleman to do so unpolite, so ungallant a thing!'
From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria
To be sure, he is far from being a polite man: yet is not directly and characteristically, as I may say, unpolite.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 by Richardson, Samuel
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