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courteous

adjective

Characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
OU
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
A2

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adjective

  1. Characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

    “{'source': 'Francis Bacon', 'text': 'if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world'}”

adjective

  1. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness

    “A nice gesture”

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{'source': 'Francis Bacon', 'text': 'if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world'}
A nice gesture

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