eng: polite

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Meaning
means(adjective) showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
polite
means(adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
civilized, civilised, cultured, polite, genteel, cultivated
means(adjective) 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"- W.S. Maugham
civil, polite

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