impolite
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2.3
- adjective
- /ˌɪm.pəˈlaɪt/
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- It's impolite to interrupt someone when they are speaking.
- consider it impolite
It's painful, it's gross, it's impolite and it's cutthroat.
- It's painful, it's gross, it's impolite and it's cutthroat.
- Will it sort of be impolite if I sat?
- You know, I think the key thing is however you feel about a person, you must never be impolite.
- Rude, offensively impolite or I'll mannered.
- I am British, you know what we are like, We are impolite conversation.
- As a fossil, it is impolite to lay on one's back looking up at the underside of leaves.
Examples
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It's impolite to be late for a concert.
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- Come on, it's impolite to listen.
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I thought it would be impolite to correct you.
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Hey, sweetheart, it's impolite to stare.
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You are staring straight into my eyes, which is impolite.
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I didn't want to be impolite.
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Didn't anybody ever tell you it was impolite to make faces?
Fiction book (1993) -
I don't want to appear rude or impolite, but do you have any I.D., before we begin?
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Well I think it'd be very impolite to walk away, don't you?
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Don't be impolite, Mr. Wasey.
Synonyms
594
1.0
Not polite or showing little respect for others
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3.0
Not polite to someone, for example interrupting them
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7.1
Rude and not showing respect to other people
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8.2
Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners
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6.0
Not polite and rude to other people
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7.9
Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly
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7.2
Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful
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3.9
Rude and impolite in how someone talks or acts
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5.5
Not polite to other people and showing little respect
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6.7
Rude and not polite or kind
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9.9
Rude and unkind in a way that annoys other people
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9.2
Not showing good manners in public or formal places
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6.3
Not polite and often rude to others
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9.1
Not polite or kind to other people
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3.3
Not polite when you are with other people
Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable
Rude in words or behavior toward other people
Not polite and not showing good manners
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Not showing respect to people in authority
Antonyms
How Rude
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impolite is made of im- and polite; im- means 'not' and polite comes from an old word meaning 'polished', like the word polish. So, to be impolite is to be 'not polished' in your manners, which means rude.