unpolite en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + polite. Compare earlier unpolished.
Meanings
- (obsolete) Unsophisticated, not refined; coarse, uncultured.
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(Canada, US) Lacking in good manners; impolite, discourteous.
[H]e has all along, by his threatening and unpolite behaviour to my friends, and whenever he ſpeaks of them, given me reaſon to conclude, that there is more malice to them, than regard to me, in his perſeverance.
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LVII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume II, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unpolite | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unpolite | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |