impolite

[ im-puh-lahyt ]

adjective

1. not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude:

   an impolite reply.

   Synonyms: rough, ill-mannered, boorish, insolent, uncivil, disrespectful

impolite

/ ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt /

adjective

1. discourteous; rude; uncivil

Derived Forms

• ˌimpoˈliteness, noun
• ˌimpoˈlitely, adverb

Other Words From

• impo·litely adverb
• impo·liteness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of impolite¹

First recorded in 1605–15, impolite is from the Latin word impolītus rough, unpolished. See im- ², polite

Example Sentences

Luckily for the South Carolina native, his encounters with the impolite are rare.

From The Daily Beast

Zarif complained that the way I asked my question to him was “impolite.”

From The Daily Beast

Funny, I think jailing journalists and bloggers is “impolite.”

From The Daily Beast

I wish everyone reacted to impolite cell phone usage like Kevin Williamson.

From The Daily Beast

Then again, yet to meet an impolite Canadian in person, so maybe this is just Twitter being Twitter.

From The Daily Beast

"You may be as impolite to me as you wish; I cannot go," he said.

From Project Gutenberg

We were kalkilatin' on yer bein' even that impolite: wasn't we, boys?

From Project Gutenberg

In the other, a woman takes no inconsiderable share in the arduous but impolite performance—pulling men by the nose.

From Project Gutenberg

It is considered impolite to return the vessel before emptying it, and a good Kirghiz is never guilty of this impropriety.

From Project Gutenberg

He did not wish to be impolite, so he kept turning his face aside and pretending to cough.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• boorish
• disrespectful
• rude