Antonyms for impolite
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-puh-lahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm pəˈlaɪt |
Definition of impolite
Origin :- 1610s, "unrefined, rough," from Latin impolitus "unpolished, rough, unrefined," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + politus "polished" (see polite). Sense of "discourteous, ill-mannered" is from 1739. Related: Impolitely; impoliteness.
- adj having bad manners
- Calendar, he believed, was capable of prevarication, polite and impolite.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- How impolite it would be, after Miss Pease has forbidden it!
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
- Her offended tone aroused him now to the understanding that he was impolite.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- Yes; but not so impolite as to ask an embarrassing question.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- No, that would be impolite, I will ride in front on horseback.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- It would have been impolite to have done so—like talking about sight to a blind man.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- "He knows it is impolite to interrupt the story," said her father.
- Extract from : « John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein » by Frank R. Stockton
- It would have been impolite, he assured himself, not to have done so.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Too great familiarity with new acquaintances is impolite as well as unwise.
- Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
- She was impolite to us, and a sneak not to tell Tom Curtis what she had said about us.
- Extract from : « Madge Morton's Secret » by Amy D. V. Chalmers
Synonyms for impolite
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