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   Im·po·lite

   /ˌimpəˈlīt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not having or showing good manners; rude: "it would have been impolite to refuse"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘unpolished’): from Latin impolitus, from in- ‘not’ + politus (see polite).

   Derivatives

   • 1. impolitely adverb
   • 2. impoliteness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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