impolite
Example Sentences
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When this began about ten years ago, my answers were sometimes a touch impolite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
It seems imprudent, even impolite, not to advise caution.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025
In Japan, where there are strict cultural norms around public behaviour, talking on the phone while on a train is considered impolite and it is strongly discouraged.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025
Imagine watching a television where an impolite houseguest holds the remote control and arbitrarily changes the channels.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024
“All I meant was that perhaps it isn’t too important,” Milo repeated, trying not to be impolite.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
