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polite
adjective
Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
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pəˈlaɪt
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adjective
Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
adjective
Not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
“{'source': 'W.S. Maugham', 'text': "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"}”
adjective
Marked by refinement in taste and manners
“Cultivated speech”
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{'source': 'W.S. Maugham', 'text': "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"}
Cultivated speech
Cultured Bostonians
Cultured tastes
A genteel old lady
Polite society
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