courteous

  • 31courteous — [ˈkɜːtiəs] adj polite in a formal way Ant: discourteous courteously adv …

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  • 32courteous — cour•te•ous [[t]ˈkɜr ti əs[/t]] adj. having or showing good manners; polite • Etymology: 1225–75; ME co(u)rteis < AF (see court, ese); suffix later conformed to eous cour′te•ous•ly, adv. cour′te•ous•ness, n …

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  • 33courteous — /ˈkɜtiəs / (say kerteeuhs) adjective having or showing good manners; polite. {Middle English curteis, from Old French, from cort court} –courteously, adverb –courteousness, noun …

  • 34courteous —    Olu olu, waipahē, waipehē, olu …

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  • 35courteous — adj. polite, kind, or considerate in manner; well mannered. Derivatives: courteously adv. courteousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF corteis, curteis f. Rmc (as COURT): assim. to words in OUS …

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  • 36polite, courteous — A polite person shows good manners toward others in his speech and actions; he is well bred and gracious. A polite individual avoids being rude as a result of training and because he is aware of the demands and requirements of civil manners. A… …

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  • 37be courteous — index condescend (deign) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 38quasi-courteous — adj.; quasi courteously, adv. * * * …

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  • 39quasi-courteous — adj.; quasi courteously, adv …

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  • 40courtesy — courteous, courtesy are pronounced with initial kert . courtesy is pronounced ker tǝsi. It is widely used attributively, qualifying nouns in the contexts of services that are (if only supposedly) provided as a courtesy to the clients or would be… …

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