polite

adjetivoverbocorriente en diálogos

//pəˈlaɪt//

Well-mannered, civilized.

adjetivo

1
Well-mannered, civilized.
It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.
Try and be polite to Auntie Maria for once.
He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.
I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.
2
obsoletoSmooth, polished, burnished.
rays of light […]falling on […]a polite surface

Etimología

From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polish.

verbo

1
obsoletoTo polish; to refine; to render polite.
those exercises plied, which polite men's spirits

Formas

comparativo: politer, more polite
superlativo: politest, most polite
pasado: polited
participio: polited
gerundio: politing
3.ª persona del singular: polites

Polish · Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish…polished · Made smooth or shiny by polishing.polishing · An extract of partially milled rice.

polite · Well-mannered, civilized.

Polite · A surname.politely · in a polite manner political · Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of…

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