Exhibiting the most civility

• Least likely to make a faux pas
• Most cultivated Europeans admitting - it takes time
• Most courteous
• Civil in the extreme, fired European in job

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-superlative of: polite ) alt. (en-superlative of: polite )

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polite \Po*lite"\, a. [Compar. Politer ; superl. Politest .] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See Polish , v.] Smooth; polished. [Obs.] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. --Sir I. Newton. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; ...