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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

impolite en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪmpəˈlaɪt/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
impolitest Degree=Sup lexicographic
more impolite Degree=Cmp lexicographic
impoliter Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most impolite Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

debonair · polite · suave

Deriveds

impolitely · impoliteness

Hyponyms

disrespectful · cheeky · arrogant · ignorant

Synonyms

uncivil · lack-grace · bumptious · uncivil · ill-bred · discourteous · uncourteous · bold · uncouth · rude · uncivilized · unmannerly · rough · insolent · churlish · rantipole · rude · discourteous · mismannered · aweless · impudent · improper · unpolite · uncultured · gauche · barbaric · unpolished · ill-mannered · crude · unrefined · bad-mannered · impolite · underbred · unpolite · incivil

Translations (53)

bg неучтив (not polite) · et ebaviisakas (not polite) · nb uhøflig (not polite) · pt impolido (not polite) · uk неґре́чний (not polite) · ca groller (not polite) · pdt onheeflich (not polite) · ru неве́жливый (not polite) · it maleducato (not polite) · ar وَقِح (not polite) · ps بدمخی (not polite) · pl grubiański (not polite) · az kobud (not polite) · wa ossu poli k' ene casrole di scroufier (not polite) · uk нече́мний (not polite) · it rude (not polite) · de unhöflich (not polite) · cmn 不禮貌 /不礼貌 (not polite) · hy անքաղաքավարի (not polite) · et kohatu (not polite) · pl chamski (not polite) · mk не́учтив (not polite) · az köntöy (not polite) · gv neuveasagh (not polite) · fr malpoli (not polite) · sv oartig (not polite) · uk невві́чливий (not polite) · hu udvariatlan (not polite) · fr impoli (not polite) · gv meechooyrtoil (not polite) · nrf malpoli (not polite) · uk гру́бий (not polite) · fi epäkohtelias (not polite) · wa måhonteus (not polite) · is ókurteis (not polite) · cs nezdvořilý (not polite) · tyz bộp bạp (not polite) · pl nieuprzejmy (not polite) · ja 失礼な (not polite) · gv neuellynagh (not polite) · ml മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത (not polite) · fa بیادب (not polite) · mi āhuaatua (not polite) · ota تربیهسز (not polite) · wa måpoli (not polite) · it scortese (not polite) · ga drochbhéasach (not polite) · mi pakirara (not polite) · ja 無礼な (not polite) · ca descortès (not polite) · ps شډل (not polite) · el αγενής (not polite) · pt indelicado (not polite)