Polite: alternatives and connections

Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

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Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

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Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;…

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Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;…

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Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.

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Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.

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Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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of Refine

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of Refine

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Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.

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Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.

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Quality or state of being nice.

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Quality or state of being nice.

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Quality or state of being nice.

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Quality or state of being nice.

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High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.

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High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.

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Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.

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of Civilize

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of Cultivate

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of Culture

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Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavi…

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Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.

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Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.

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