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impolite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impol?tus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?mp??la?t/
  • Rhymes: -a?t

Adjective

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

  1. Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
    Synonyms: discourteous, uncivil, rude, unpolite; see also Thesaurus:impolite

Derived terms

  • impolitely
  • impoliteness

Translations


Latin

Adjective

impol?te

  1. vocative masculine singular of impol?tus

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

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contemptuous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contemptus or from contempt +? -uous.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?t?m(p).t?u.?s/, /k?n?t?m(p).t??s/, /k?n?t?m(p).tju.?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /k?n?t?mp.t?u.?s/

Adjective

contemptuous (comparative more contemptuous, superlative most contemptuous)

  1. Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

Synonyms

  • disdainful
  • dismissive

Antonyms

  • respectful

Derived terms

  • contemptuously

Related terms

  • contemn
  • contempt

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