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Definition of "impolite" []

  • Not polite; discourteous. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "impolite" in a sentence
  • "Blaming snow for being ignorant and careless and impolite, is like blaming a dog for barking."
  • "Hara kiri is an impolite way of saying the Japanese word “seppuku” which means, literally, “belly splitting.”"
  • "What others might term impolite was merely Ken's shorthand."