Hypertext Webster Gateway: "courteous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Courteous \Cour"te*ous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais,
corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F.
courtois. See {Court}.]
Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of,
courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well
bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
A patient and courteous bearing. --Prescott.
His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous.
--Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
courteous
adj 1: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: {gracious},
{nice}]
2: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a
man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is
a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon [ant: {discourteous}]
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