impolite

CEFRB1

/ɪmpəˈlaɪt/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not having good manners.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

Examples

  • I think it is best not to be impolite.

  • It is impolite to elbow one's way through the crowd.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

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