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[ im-puh-lahyt ] / ˌɪm pəˈlaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impolite ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply. Origin of impoliteFirst recorded in 1605–15, impolite is from the Latin word impolītus rough, unpolished. See im-2, polite SYNONYMS FOR impolitedisrespectful; uncivil; insolent; boorish, ill-mannered, rough. SEE SYNONYMS FOR impolite ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM impoliteim·po·lite·ly, adverbim·po·lite·ness, nounWords nearby impoliteimplosive, impluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic, imponderabilia, imponderable, impone, imponent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impoliteLuckily for the South Carolina native, his encounters with the impolite are rare. Parks and Recreation’s Aziz Ansari Is 30 Years Old and Writing a Book About Modern Love|Abby Haglage|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Zarif complained that the way I asked my question to him was “impolite.” Iran Rejails Political Prisoner Majid Tavakoli|David Keyes|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Funny, I think jailing journalists and bloggers is “impolite.” Iran Rejails Political Prisoner Majid Tavakoli|David Keyes|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST I wish everyone reacted to impolite cell phone usage like Kevin Williamson. Turn Off Your Damn Cellphones|Justin Green|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then again, yet to meet an impolite Canadian in person, so maybe this is just Twitter being Twitter. Don't Make Canadians Angry|Justin Green|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST "Yes, since he's inviting himself we can't be so impolite as to leave him," said Mr. Chillingworth. The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon|Dexter J. Forrester How impolite it would be, after Miss Pease has forbidden it! The Universal Reciter|Various And the cat stuck up her tail and arched her back, in a most impolite way. The Mexican Twins|Lucy Fitch Perkins You see, I'm not friends with the old man; but I knew he'd not be impolite to you, so I took the liberty. Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy All that is very extravagant and impolite, said Perdita pleasantly.
British Dictionary definitions for impolite
adjectivediscourteous; rude; uncivil Derived forms of impoliteimpolitely, adverbimpoliteness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to impoliteboorish, rude, disrespectful, churlish, crude, discourteous, ill-mannered, indecorous, indelicate, insolent, irritable, loutish, moody, oafish, rough, sullen, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly, unrefined |