impolitely

adverb

Definition of impolitelynext
as in rudely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impolitely
  1. rudely
  2. brusquely
  3. sharply
  4. abruptly
  5. bluntly
  6. curtly
  7. tactlessly
Adverb
  • In your case, the truth is that this friend has been ruthlessly — and rudely — taking advantage of your good nature.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Definition of rudely
Adverb
  • Yet, White House officials told me, Biden sometimes brusquely dismissed the views of both men, raising his voice as though berating children.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • In some instances, judges brusquely threw cases out of court after prosecutors walked in with little evidence.
    — Brian Rokos, Daily News, 7 May 2026
Definition of brusquely
Adverb
  • Heavy rain can sharply reduce visibility and create dangerous road conditions even before flooding begins.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Israel sharply criticized the UK after London voiced opposition to the Jewish state’s support for settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of rows with once strong Western allies.
    — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sharply
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  • In a lawsuit filed in Denver District Court, first reported by industry publication Current, the station claims its access was abruptly cut off earlier this year by Open Source Storage (OSS).
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
  • All five were hammered the following month as the AI trade abruptly reversed, helping push the fund to the brink and forcing it to unload much of its public-equity portfolio to Citadel.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of abruptly
Adverb
  • Tommy Vietor, a co-founder of the liberal podcast network Crooked Media, put it even more bluntly.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Fandom has been around since the advent of mass media, but with that old world dying and the new one (bluntly summarized, its main features are social media plus the tyranny of the algorithm) very much born, now is the time of fangirls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bluntly
Adverb
  • Juliette later makes a stop to see Shirley, who is still being unreasonably pouty about her amnesiac friend not remembering her — and is, again, curtly dismissive of Juliette’s search for Lukas.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • But Ruben curtly responds that the only real homophobe is Niall himself.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
Definition of curtly
Adverb
  • Some conservative Latino voices in Virginia view the Spanberger campaign’s choice of venue at a Mexican restaurant as tactlessly pandering to Latino voters.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
  • As long as there are politicians who seek to lower flags or have Kirk’s body lay in state, there will be those who react strongly, if sometimes tactlessly, to these actions.
    — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Definition of tactlessly
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“Impolitely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impolitely. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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