Unpolite

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unsophisticated, not refined; coarse, uncultured. obsolete
  2. 2
    Lacking in good manners; impolite, discourteous. Canada, US

    "[H]e has all along, by his threatening and unpolite behaviour to my friends, and whenever he ſpeaks of them, given me reaſon to conclude, that there is more malice to them, than regard to me, in his perſeverance."

Synonyms

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impolitediscourteousdisrespectfulimpoliteinsensitiveinsolent

Example

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"[H]e has all along, by his threatening and unpolite behaviour to my friends, and whenever he ſpeaks of them, given me reaſon to conclude, that there is more malice to them, than regard to me, in his perſeverance."

Etymology

From un- + polite. Compare earlier unpolished.

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