impolite
AdjectiveUS[im-puh-lahyt]/ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt/3 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- not politeOpposite politeSimilar ill-mannered, discourteous, unparliamentary, brattyRelates to politeness, niceness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Im′po·lite′ adjective
Origin: L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im- not + politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See Polite.
Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude. — Im′wb-a2′>′po·lite′wb-a1′>′ly, adverb — Im′wb-a2′>′po·lite′wb-a1′>′ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54