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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. exhibiting courtesy and politeness;
- Example: "a nice gesture"
[syn: courteous, gracious, nice]

2. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners;
- Example: "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Courteous \Cour"te*ous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais,
   corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F.
   courtois. See Court.]
   Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of,
   courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well
   bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
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         A patient and courteous bearing.         --Prescott.
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         His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous.
                                                  --Fuller.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

courteous
    adj 1: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
           [syn: courteous, gracious, nice]
    2: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a
       man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a
       citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon [ant: discourteous]