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impolite

[im-puh-lahyt] / ˌɪm pəˈlaɪt /


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In 1917, during World War I, Weber detected an upsurge of irrationality that suggested sociology cannot master religion—the return of the ancient gods as disenchanted “impersonal forces,” notably in the impolite social form of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It seems imprudent, even impolite, not to advise against joining the herd.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

Bass, of all people, should know it’s never a good look for an elected official to ignore a reporter, no matter how impolite or inopportune the queries may be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Imagine watching a television where an impolite houseguest holds the remote control and arbitrarily changes the channels.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

It would have been impolite not to have known something of them when I had listened to such a splendid explanation of their causes which were, after all, it seemed, misunderstandings.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway




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