Definition of impolite
:not polite :rude
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impolitely
adverb
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Examples of impolite in a Sentence
It's impolite to talk during the performance.
He made some impolite comments about her appearance.
Recent Examples of impolite from the Web
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MPAA rating: PG, for action and some impolite humor.
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Leap!’ ☆☆ 1/2 Rated PG for some impolite humor, and action.
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The Arsenale site, in contrast, feels more like the House of Representatives — a cacophony of voices and opinions, impolite and vital.
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That's not uncommon, illegal, or even particularly impolite.
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There was also, according to media reports, some impolite language yelled in her direction.
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The way Blum struggled to explain his vote — through the loud boos of rowdy, impolite and infuriated constituents — is just a narrow sampling of the growing concern and confusion caused by Republican plans to revamp the nation’s health-care system.
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But if those historians are to construct new arguments to make sense of Trump, the first step may be to risk being impolite.
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Headline-grabbing, in-your-face protests by artists and performers to the President have been extinct for over a generation, a relic, many thought, of the messy, impolite Vietnam Era.
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Origin and Etymology of impolite
Latin impolitus, from in- + politus polite
impolite Synonyms
Synonyms
discourteous, disrespectful, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, inconsiderate, rude, thoughtless, uncalled-for, uncivil, ungracious, unhandsome, unmannered, unmannerlyAntonyms
civil, considerate, courteous, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polite, thoughtful, well-bredRelated Words
arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, brazen, cheeky, fresh, impudent, insolent, lippy, sassy, saucy, shameless; boorish, caddish, churlish, clownish, loutish, uncouth, vulgar; abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, gruff, sharp, snippety, snippy; antisocial, crabbed, cross, disagreeable, grumpy, sullen, surly; improper, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, unseemly; arrogant, bumptious, conceited, haughty, high-handed, imperious, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, supercilious, superiorNear Antonyms
humble, meek, modest, unassertive; deferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, yielding; acceptable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, good, meet, proper, respectable, right, seemly, suitable; affable, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, sociable; felicitous, graceful; chivalrous, courtly, gallant; ceremonious; elegant, refinedIMPOLITE Defined for English Language Learners
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