Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. See Synonyms at polite.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having court-like or elegant manners; using or characterized by courtesy; well-bred; polite: as, a courteous gentleman; courteous words; a courteous manner of address.
- Synonyms Civil, Urbane, etc. (see polite), obliging, affable, attentive, respectful.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- adj. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners
Etymologies
- Middle English corteis, courtly, from Old French, from cort, court; see court.
Examples
“If that's what you call courteous, I'd hate to see what you consider rude.”
A Veiled Journey
“Thanking Mufamadi for what he described as courteous and friendly talks, Gibson expressed the hope of future co-operation in an effort to combat crime.”
“Rule 6: A blanket rule; being courteous is probably applicable in most f2f and online situations.”
“Yet before engaging in courteous battle of wits with the Welsh Windbag, I had seen the famous Silk pacing the small Robing Room at Lincoln Castle wracked with nerves before going into bat against an acknowledged second-rater of a judge.”
“So the trader went up to her in courteous wise and saw that she was wondrous beautiful and loveable, especially as she knew the Arabic tongue; and he said to the”
“Then he bared his head in courteous acknowledgement of youth and beauty, with an apology for his seeming intrusion.”
“Be affable and courteous is youth, that you may be honored in age.”
A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding
“In the online post, Liu was described as courteous and hardworking.”
“For myself, I pledge to remain courteous about the issue, and conscious of other people’s desires to experience a movie or a book for the first time for themselves …. so long as it is a NEW movie or a book.”
What do we know and when do we want to know it? at SF Novelists
“Go to yonder youth who eateth of the rice and bring him to me in courteous guise, saying: ‘Answer the summons of the”
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