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impoliteness|ɪmpəʊˈlaɪtnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being impolite; want of politeness; incivility, discourtesy, rudeness.
a1773Chesterfield Charac., Walpole (1777) 20 The impoliteness of his manners seemed to attest his sincerity. 1837Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 114 One has to dismiss one's own visitors, as they generally think it an impoliteness to go away of their own accord. 1839Thackeray Major Gahagan iv, It would have been the height of impoliteness. |