Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Impoliteness"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Impolite \Im`po*lite"\, a. [L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im-
not + politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See
{Polite}.]
Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners;
discourteous; uncivil; rude. -- {Im`po*lite"ly}, adv. --
{Im`po*lite"ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

impoliteness
n : a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
[ant: {politeness}]


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