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impolite

adjectiveattested in dialogue

  • //ɪmpəˈlaɪt//

Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

adjective

  1. 1

    Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impolītus. Equivalent to im- + polite.

Forms

comparative
impoliter, more impolite
superlative
impolitest, most impolite
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