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polite

/pəˈlaɪt/
verb
  1. To polish; to refine; to render polite.

adjective
  1. Well-mannered, civilized.

    "It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant."

  2. Smooth, polished, burnished.

Antonymsimpolite, rude

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