impoliteadj.

/ɪmpəʊˈlʌɪt/

Etymology: < Latin impolītus, < im- (im- prefix²) + polītus polished, polite adj. and n. Compare French impoli (16th cent.), Italian impolito (Florio).

†1. Not polished; wanting polish or smoothness of surface. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] > rough > not smoothed, polished, etc.

unpolisheda1382

unrubbedc1400

unshavena1547

unscaled1577

unrolled1580

unfiled1590

unplained1598

unplaned1611

unsmoothed1614

impolite1621

unground1793

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. i. ii. iii. 514 Withered old men,..very harsh and impolite to the eie.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Lll2 Outwardly scabre and impolite.

†2. Wanting polish or refinement; unpolished, rude, rough. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective]

untheweda1325

unbenec1400

incondite1539

undight1555

ungentle1565

impolished1583

transalpinea1592

impolited1598

uncourtly1598

tartarous1602

impolite1612

unelevated1627

unfashioned1630

unbrushed1640

unhewed1644

hirsute1658

unhewn1659

inelegant1667

sordid1668

ingenteel1694

barbarous1700

ungracefula1732

tramontane1740

uninformed1754

clumsy1758

heavy1817

uncharmed1818

nettle-rough1850

blowzy1851

mal élevé1878

inexquisite1922

pseudo-sophisticated1925

1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion x. Illustr. 169 Lest some more impolite hand hath sow'd many patches of base cloth into that more rich web.

1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) ii. Pref. 9 A Book so impolite as this is.

1699 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 378 All those windings and meanders which rendered the study deserted as dull and impolite.

3. Wanting polite or courteous manners; uncivil, discourteous, rude.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective]

rudec1400

rudishc1450

discourteous1561

uncivil1596

incivila1616

dispunct1616

indiscreet1727

impolite1739

1739 G. Ogle Gualtherus & Griselda 43 Polite or Impolite, I weigh not what is thought, but what is Right.

1836 Jeffrey Let. in Ld. Cockburn Life II. cxxviii I am afraid I must have appeared very impolite in not having previously answered your letter of the 11th.

1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose I. 62 About the impolitest remark she could make.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impolite
释义	impoliteadj. /ɪmpəʊˈlʌɪt/ Etymology: < Latin impolītus, < im- (im- prefix²) + polītus polished, polite adj. and n. Compare French impoli (16th cent.), Italian impolito (Florio). †1. Not polished; wanting polish or smoothness of surface. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] > rough > not smoothed, polished, etc. unpolisheda1382 unrubbedc1400 unshavena1547 unscaled1577 unrolled1580 unfiled1590 unplained1598 unplaned1611 unsmoothed1614 impolite1621 unground1793 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. i. ii. iii. 514 Withered old men,..very harsh and impolite to the eie. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Lll2 Outwardly scabre and impolite. †2. Wanting polish or refinement; unpolished, rude, rough. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] untheweda1325 unbenec1400 incondite1539 undight1555 ungentle1565 impolished1583 transalpinea1592 impolited1598 uncourtly1598 tartarous1602 impolite1612 unelevated1627 unfashioned1630 unbrushed1640 unhewed1644 hirsute1658 unhewn1659 inelegant1667 sordid1668 ingenteel1694 barbarous1700 ungracefula1732 tramontane1740 uninformed1754 clumsy1758 heavy1817 uncharmed1818 nettle-rough1850 blowzy1851 mal élevé1878 inexquisite1922 pseudo-sophisticated1925 1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion x. Illustr. 169 Lest some more impolite hand hath sow'd many patches of base cloth into that more rich web. 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) ii. Pref. 9 A Book so impolite as this is. 1699 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 378 All those windings and meanders which rendered the study deserted as dull and impolite. 3. Wanting polite or courteous manners; uncivil, discourteous, rude. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] rudec1400 rudishc1450 discourteous1561 uncivil1596 incivila1616 dispunct1616 indiscreet1727 impolite1739 1739 G. Ogle Gualtherus & Griselda 43 Polite or Impolite, I weigh not what is thought, but what is Right. 1836 Jeffrey Let. in Ld. Cockburn Life II. cxxviii I am afraid I must have appeared very impolite in not having previously answered your letter of the 11th. 1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose I. 62 About the impolitest remark she could make. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1612
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