Advanced English Word of the Day
politeDefinitions
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| polite | |
| 1. adj. Well-mannered, civilized. |  |
| It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant. | |
| 2. adj. (obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished. | |
| 3. v. (obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite. | |
Example Sentences
| He is bright, and what is more, he is polite. Maybe she's just being polite. They aren't very polite, are they? Working part-time at a supermarket, I found that some customers were polite whereas others weren't. Though he is young, he is quite polite. |
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