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Impoliteness

Impolite \Im`po*lite"\, a. [L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im- not + politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See Polite.] Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude. -- Im`po*lite"ly, adv. -- Im`po*lite"ness, n.

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impoliteness

n. The state of being impolite; incivility; rudeness.

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impoliteness

n. a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage [ant: politeness]

Usage examples of "impoliteness".

My self-esteem was so wounded by this, and by his impoliteness in not answering my letter, with which he could certainly find no fault, whatever his criticism of my translation might be, that I became the sworn enemy of the great Voltaire.

Quite sure, for otherwise he would be guilty of impoliteness, and my father would not do such a thing.

If he had been an ordinary Tarlan male, an artisan or a member of one of the noncelibate professions interrupted in similar circumstances, there would have been a verbal impoliteness, but certainly not violence.