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courteous Definition


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courteous
adj
    1. Polite; considerate; respectful.
      Thesaurus: considerate, gracious, polite, civil, mannerly, refined, affable, urbane, genteel; Antonym: rude, ill-mannered.
Derivative: courteously
adverb
    Derivative: courteousness
    noun
      Etymology: 13c: from French corteis, from cort court.



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