impolite

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impolītus. Equivalent to im- +‎ polite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmpəˈlaɪt/

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• Rhymes: -aɪt

Adjective

impolite (comparative impoliter or more impolite, superlative impolitest or most impolite)

1. Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

   Synonyms: discourteous, uncivil, rude, unpolite; see also Thesaurus:impolite

Adjective

impolīte

1. vocative masculine singular of impolītus

References

• “impolite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “impolite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• impolite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.