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impolite, a.|ɪmpəʊˈlaɪt|
[ad. L. impolīt-us, f. im- (im-2) + polīt-us polished, polite. Cf. F. impoli (16th c.), It. impolito (Florio).]
†1. Not polished; wanting polish or smoothness of surface. Obs.
1621Burton Anat. Mel. iii. i. ii. iii. (1651) 423 Withered old men..very harsh and impolite to the eye. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 459 Outwardly scabre and impolite.
†2. Wanting polish or refinement; unpolished, rude, rough. Obs.
1612Drayton Poly-olb. x. Notes 169 Lest some more impolite hand hath sow'd many patches of base cloth into that more rich web. 1669Boyle Contn. New Exp. ii. Pref. (1682) 9 A Book so impolite as this is. 1699Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 378 All those windings and meanders which rendered the study deserted as dull and impolite.
3. Wanting polite or courteous manners; uncivil, discourteous, rude.
1739G. Ogle Gualtherus & Griselda 43 Polite or Impolite, I weigh not what is thought, but what is Right. 1836Jeffrey Let. in Ld. Cockburn Life II. cxxviii, I am afraid I must have appeared very impolite in not having previously answered your letter of the 11th. 1870R. Broughton Red as Rose I. 62 About the impolitest remark she could make. |
