Sekirov Dictionary

polite

/pəˈlaɪt/

adjective 2
verb 1
forms 7
phrases 1

adjective2

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with good manners, and careful not to be rude to others
- It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.
- Try and be polite to Auntie Maria for once.
(no longer used) Smooth, polished, burnished.

verb1

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(no longer used) To polish; to refine; to render polite.
- those exercises plied, which polite men's spirits — 1691

forms

polited · politing · polites · more polite · politer · most polite · politest

Phrases with polite

polite fiction
A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.

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