It's impolite to talk during the performance.
He made some impolite comments about her appearance.
Recent Examples on the WebBoth films treat politics as part of the fabric of their characters’ lives instead of an impolite subject to be avoided.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024 Is there a kind yet clear way to communicate that this is MY appetizer without sounding impolite?—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024 Is there a kind yet clear way to communicate that this is my appetizer without sounding impolite?—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 In the sphere of coaching, interruptions do not equate to impolite disruptions but rather serve as crucial instruments to guide the conversation back to its central theme or delve further into eliciting enlightenment.—Andrea Wanerstrand, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 And that her avoidance of hosting the group is impolite and unfair to the rest of us?—Susan Steade, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024 Trillin would never reach for such off-the-shelf and impolite verbiage.—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024 Although Miss Manners defends your decision not to socialize with impolite people, this is not license to tell them why.—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023 First, was their behavior impolite, or does our lingering in our seats improperly inconvenience others?—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
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