Synonym: civil, courteous, gracious, refined, respectful, tactful, well-mannered. Antonym: impolite. Similar words: politely, impolite, impolitely, impoliteness, polity, politic, politics, political. Meaning: [pə'laɪt] 
adj. 1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. 2. marked by refinement in taste and manners 3. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others.
adj. 1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. 2. marked by refinement in taste and manners 3. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others. 
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211. This latter impression was then reinforced by his manner, which was quiet, polite, and very carefully considered.
212. Her passion for natural history became increasingly fashionable in polite society during the 17605.
213. No mention of seeing me again, not even the polite formula for a safe journey home.
214. Too polite to refuse their generosity, he went through the ceremony.
215. They drank beer and gin, which Lee brought to the room but only sipped to be polite.
216. Nobody took any notice[sentencedict.com], but official letters were always polite.
217. Both sides were scrupulously polite, as if participating in a chess tournament.
218. Members of both sexes are less polite to each other they used to be.
219. He was charming and witty, but, although Caroline was polite, she offered no encouragement.
220. Instead, you exchange polite business conversation, neither of you mentioning your written work.
221. If you are asking a favour you must be polite.
222. He is rueful, polite, mildly disappointed, and afflicted by a low-key melancholy.
223. Trevor Proby is another, of course, but his notables should not be discussed in polite company.
224. They were interested, friendly, and much too polite to laugh at behavior they almost certainly felt was peculiar.
225. However she never lost control, giving polite but non-committal answers to endless questions about her feelings for the Prince.
226. She was invariably polite to Gerald which was not always the case with young women.
227. His manner had been exaggeratedly polite and impersonal when they had opened the mail together earlier.
228. I had never realized how lovely they were, how kind, how unfailingly polite.
229. They are always perfectly polite and beautifully mannered.
230. She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed.
231. Conversation on such an occasion is not expected to soar above polite commonplaces.
232. The more you soften a request, the more polite it becomes.
233. Others put it more bluntly: " an armed society is a polite society ".
234. But others perceived him as an intelligent, poised and polite diplomat.
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