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impolite

[ im-puh-lahyt ]

/ ˌɪm pəˈlaɪt /

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adjective

not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.

Origin of impolite

First recorded in 1605–15, impolite is from the Latin word impolītus rough, unpolished. See im-², polite

SYNONYMS FOR impolite

disrespectful; uncivil; insolent; boorish, ill-mannered, rough.

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OTHER WORDS FROM impolite

im·po·lite·ly, adverb im·po·lite·ness, noun

Words nearby impolite

implosive, impluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic, imponderabilia, imponderable, impone, imponent

Example sentences from the Web for impolite

Luckily for the South Carolina native, his encounters with the impolite are rare.

Parks and Recreation’s Aziz Ansari Is 30 Years Old and Writing a Book About Modern Love |Abby Haglage |November 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Zarif complained that the way I asked my question to him was “impolite.”

Iran Rejails Political Prisoner Majid Tavakoli |David Keyes |November 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Funny, I think jailing journalists and bloggers is “impolite.”

Iran Rejails Political Prisoner Majid Tavakoli |David Keyes |November 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I wish everyone reacted to impolite cell phone usage like Kevin Williamson.

Turn Off Your Damn Cellphones |Justin Green |May 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Then again, yet to meet an impolite Canadian in person, so maybe this is just Twitter being Twitter.

Don't Make Canadians Angry |Justin Green |January 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
"Yes, since he's inviting himself we can't be so impolite as to leave him," said Mr. Chillingworth.

The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon |Dexter J. Forrester
How impolite it would be, after Miss Pease has forbidden it!

The Universal Reciter |Various
And the cat stuck up her tail and arched her back, in a most impolite way.

The Mexican Twins |Lucy Fitch Perkins
You see, I'm not friends with the old man; but I knew he'd not be impolite to you, so I took the liberty.

Villa Rubein and Other Stories |John Galsworthy
All that is very extravagant and impolite, said Perdita pleasantly.

Dust |Julian Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for impolite

impolite

/ (ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt) /

adjective

discourteous; rude; uncivil

Derived forms of impolite

impolitely, adverb impoliteness, noun