impolite

English

Etymology

From the Latin impolitus, not polite.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

impolite (comparative more impolite, superlative most impolite)

1. Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

Synonyms

• discourteous, uncivil, rude
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Derived terms

• impolitely
• impoliteness

Translations

not polite

Czech: nezdvořilý (cs) m. Finnish: epäkohtelias (fi) French: impoli, mal poli German: unhöflich (de) Greek: αγενής (el) (agenís) m. Hungarian: udvariatlan (hu)

Italian: scortese (it) m., maleducato (it) m., rude (it) m. Polish: nieuprzejmy m., nieuprzejma f., nieuprzejme n. Portuguese: indelicado (pt) Russian: невежливый (ru) (nevéžlivyj) Spanish: mal educado

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Latin

Adjective

impolīte

1. vocative masculine singular of impolītus