impolite

«impolite» in Mova's school dictionary: not polite: rude, not showing good manners or respect to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (impolite, more impolite, most impolite)

meaning for a pupil

Impolite means not polite: rude, not showing good manners or respect to others. tree →

sense in the lessons

In manners lessons and everyday life, impolite things include interrupting, not saying please and thank you, staring, talking with your mouth full, or ignoring someone who speaks to you. What is impolite can differ between cultures. In stories, an impolite character often learns a lesson. Phrases: it is impolite to, impolite behaviour.

examples

• It is impolite to interrupt when someone is speaking. tree →
• Talking with your mouth full is impolite. tree →
• It was impolite of me not to say thank you. tree →
• Pointing at people can seem impolite. tree →
• In some countries it is impolite to wear shoes in the house. tree →
• He apologised for his impolite answer. tree →

note

im- + polite = not polite (im- before p, like impossible, impatient). Milder than «rude». Noun: impoliteness. Adverb: impolitely.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «impolite» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.