What does impolite mean?

Definitions for impolite
ˌɪm pəˈlaɪtim·po·lite

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. impoliteadjective

    not polite

Wiktionary

  1. impoliteadjective

    Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

  2. Etymology: From the Latin impolitus, not polite.

Wikipedia

  1. impolite

    Rudeness (also called effrontery) is a display of actual or perceived disrespect by not complying with the social norms or etiquette of a group or culture. These norms have been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior. To be unable or unwilling to align one's behavior with these norms known to the general population of what is socially acceptable is to be rude and are enforced as though they were a sort of social law, with social repercussions or rewards for violators or advocates, respectively. Rudeness, "constituted by deviation from whatever counts as politic in a given social context, is inherently confrontational and disruptive to social equilibrium". Rudeness, particularly with respect to speech, is necessarily confrontational at its core. Forms of rudeness include acting inconsiderate, insensitive, deliberately offensive, impolite, obscenity, profanity and violating taboos such as deviancy. In some cases, an act of rudeness can go so far as to be a crime, for example, the crime of hate speech.

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  1. impolite

    Impolite refers to behavior that is rude, disrespectful, or lacking in proper social etiquette or manners. It encompasses actions or words that are considered uncivil, offensive, or discourteous.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Impoliteadjective

    not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude

  2. Etymology: [L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im- not + politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See Polite.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Impolite

    im-po-līt′, adj. of unpolished manners: uncivil.—adv. Impolite′ly.—n. Impolite′ness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of impolite in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of impolite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of impolite in a Sentence

  1. The New York Times:

    You’re an inelegant, impolite, arrogant man. That’s why you’ll never get to the presidency of the republic.

  2. Paul Gruchow:

    It is one thing to decry the rat race...that is the good and honorable work of moralists. It is quite another thing to quit the rat race, to drop out, to refuse to run any further--that is the work of the individualist. It is offensive because it is impolite it makes the rebuke personal the individualist calls not his or her behavior into question, but mine.

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