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polite

Dictionary definition · polite

adjective

  1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
  2. marked by refinement in taste and manners"cultivated speech"
  3. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others"even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).