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polite

Definition for polite
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Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It’s like they’re being polite: “OK, you can have the toy for 15 minutes . . . . but don’t forget who it belongs to.”

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They said they had raised the matter with their local councillor, Nicola Matthews, who had offered her support in tackling the issue, adding council officials had been polite and sympathetic.

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Tuipulotu is one of the game's great communicators, an unfailingly humble and polite man, and for him to come out as strongly as he did was not a side we have seen from him before.

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A bright, well-educated woman with a polite demeanor, she looks like a future teacher of the year more than a radical organizer.

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I hate the forced laughter, the awkward posing, and the concept of talking about absolutely nothing just to be polite.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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