Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not polite; not refined in manners; uncivil; rude; impolite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not polite; impolite; rude.
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- adjective
impolite
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Examples
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They have helped me and my family out on many levels and I would recommend their services to anyone including the tea party participants, who they were very polite with even though the mobs were very unpolite
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Eating in a nice place with misbehaving young kids is extremely rude and unpolite IMHO.
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On my question why - answer was a simple but explanatory i guess - "because Taiwan man now also are poor, and treas bad the wife, taiwan woman prefers to make careers alone, or find foreign husband, rather than burry a life with a unpolite taiwan man".
The Human Cost of China Investment Michael Turton 2009
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According to a Chinese reporter, she was noticably unhappy: some of the servants… sensed and noticed her disappointment, and the others misunderstood her for being unpolite and snobish sic.
The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009
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If I were the first one to comment I would have pointed out one or another linguistic mistake which, of course, would be ‘unpolite’, but I haven't spoken to L in the ‘mensa’ yet...
Sometimes Germans are Really, Really Great C N Heidelberg 2008
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It is so unpolite to ask, and whenever I need to see Damon during lunch in the mensa, of course he is not there!
Sometimes Germans are Really, Really Great C N Heidelberg 2008
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Has anyone here spoken to an Isreali before, they are very arrogant in speech as they have no words for thank you, Thats my opinion after meeting hundreds in Goa In india they certainely seem unpolite
Think Progress » Rice abandons talks, shuttles back to the United States. 2006
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Eating in a nice place with misbehaving young kids is extremely rude and unpolite IMHO.
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It is so unpolite to ask, and whenever I need to see Damon during lunch in the mensa, of course he is not there!
Archive 2008-10-01 C N Heidelberg 2008
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‘He is so jolly green!’ said Charley when he recovered, as an apology to the company for his unpolite behaviour.
Oliver Twist 2007
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