Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. synonym: polite.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having court-like or elegant manners; using or characterized by courtesy; well-bred; polite: as, a courteous gentleman; courteous words; a courteous manner of address.
- Synonyms Civil, Urbane, etc. (see
polite ), obliging, affable, attentive, respectful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Showing
regard orthought for others; especially, displaying goodmanners oretiquette .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- adjective characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"If that's what you call courteous, I'd hate to see what you consider rude."
A Veiled Journey Brien, Nell 1999
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Thanking Mufamadi for what he described as courteous and friendly talks, Gibson expressed the hope of future co-operation in an effort to combat crime.
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Rule 6: A blanket rule; being courteous is probably applicable in most f2f and online situations.
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Yet before engaging in courteous battle of wits with the Welsh Windbag, I had seen the famous Silk pacing the small Robing Room at Lincoln Castle wracked with nerves before going into bat against an acknowledged second-rater of a judge.
Archive 2007-07-29 2007
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So the trader went up to her in courteous wise and saw that she was wondrous beautiful and loveable, especially as she knew the Arabic tongue; and he said to the
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Then he bared his head in courteous acknowledgement of youth and beauty, with an apology for his seeming intrusion.
Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902
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Be affable and courteous is youth, that you may be honored in age.
A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding Sophia Orne 1873
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In the online post, Liu was described as courteous and hardworking.
Thestar.com - Home Page Curtis Rush 2011
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In the online post, Liu was described as courteous and hardworking.
Thestar.com - Home Page Curtis Rush 2011
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In the online post, Liu was described as courteous and hardworking.
Thestar.com - Home Page Curtis Rush 2011
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