US /ɪmpəˈlaɪt/
adj Freq #18319

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not polite; rude or showing bad manners.

    It is impolite to interrupt people while they are speaking.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not polite; rude or showing... discourteousrudeill-mannered
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Word family
Forms impoliteness

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impolītus. Equivalent to im- + polite.

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