unpoliteadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌənpəˈlaɪt/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and polite adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, polite adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + polite adj. Compare earlier unpolished adj., and also earlier impolite adj.

†1. Of language, the arts, or other intellectual pursuits: not refined, inelegant; unsophisticated. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 94 What but vnpolite fformes, and ffancies raw, Can such a time produce?

1704 T. Uvedale Remedy of Love in Imitation of Ovid 77 If unpolite her Language should appear, Raise some discourse, that your attentive Ear Her clownish dialect may often hear.

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber i. 11 In these unpolite Amusements he has laugh'd like a Rake.

a1768 T. Secker Serm. Several Subj. (1771) VI. iii. 77 He defends the unpolite style of Scripture, as most intelligible to the Generality.

2. Of a person, social group, etc.: not refined or civilized; uncultivated, uncultured, coarse. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [adjective]

rudea1382

roida1400

borel1513

rustical?1532

illiberal1535

waste?1541

rusticc1550

illiterate1556

ruggedc1565

profane1568

unskilful1572

raw?1573

clownish1581

home-born1589

rough-hewn1593

unpolished1594

artless1598

home-bred1602

unbevelled1602

incult1628

museless1644

uncultivated1646

incultivateda1657

uncultivate1659

incultivate1661

unpolite1674

uncult1675

repent1684

uncultivated1725

uncultured1777

unenlightened1792

cultureless1824

sloven1856

philistinic1869

undoctrined1869

Philistine1871

Philistinish1871

roughneck1906

lowbrow1907

low-level1916

no-brow1922

bohunk1957

bakya1960

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

boistousc1300

rudec1405

blunt1477

rustyc1485

rough?1531

sillya1547

ruggedc1565

unrefined1582

unpolished1594

unfashioned1606

inurbane1623

incult1628

ungenteel1633

roughsome?c1660

unpolite1674

inelegant1735

untutored1751

unrarefied1835

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > unrefined > specifically of persons

uplandisha1387

rustyc1485

rustical?1532

gross?1533

rusticc1550

rough-hewn1591

unfashioned1606

unpolite1674

crude1722

uncouth1732

piggish1742

rough-spun1768

coarse-graineda1774

coarse-fibred1872

rough as guts1919

the mind > attention and judgement > unfashionableness > [adjective]

infashionable1640

unfashionable1660

unmodishc1665

unpolite1741

démodé1871

naff1964

switched-off1964

out1966

schleppy1966

dorky1970

dorked-out1974

1674 J. Goodman Serious Inq. Neglect Protestant Relig. i. ii. 47 Trade..enlarges the Minds of men as well as their Fortunes; insomuch that any Nation is unpolite, unbred, and half barbarous without it.

a1731 G. Waldron Descr. Isle of Man 152 in Compl. Wks. (1731) However unpolite and savage..the Natives of Man may be.

1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. xvii. 265 However they may be now fancied to sound unpolite or unfashionable.

1753 London Mag. Oct. 481/1 Next a coat of embroidery from foreigners come; 'Twou'd be quite unpolite to have one wrought at home.

1859 Hogg's Instructor June 687/1 He had a certain stool on which if he requested a gentleman to sit, it emitted a sound which is never heard except in the most unpolite society.

1908 H. M. Alden Mag. Writing & New Lit. ii. 24 The leaven we refer to..was working..for a long time among the unpolite multitude.

3. Lacking in politeness or good manners; discourteous; rude. Also as n. Now chiefly North American.Impolite is now more usual in this sense.

ΘΚΠ

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

uncourteous1548

unpolite1693

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

unhendc1275

uncourteous1303

rudec1425

bardish1641

unpolite1693

gobby1843

1693 S. R. tr. A. Baillet Life M. Des Cartes vii. 203 There was less malice and affectation, than nature and disposition in his unpolite, rough-hewn, disobliging Behaviour.

1709 Tatler No. 140. ⁋8 [He calls] my cousin Jenny Distaff, Madam Distaff; which..is very unpolite.

1712 Spectator No. 506. ⁋4 The Spirit of Love..is very often..lost, by some little Accidents which the Careless and Unpolite never attend to.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxix. 184 An unpolite and disobliging brother.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. IV. viii. xxvi. 417 He will not be so unpolite..as to suffer this..suspicion to pass the bounds of his own lips.

1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. ix. 142 As an apology to the company for his unpolite behaviour.

1854 National Mag. Apr. 355/2 Such human beings..receive from the unpolite the disrespectful name of elderly or old women.

1871 S. Smiles Character ix. 238 The unpolite impulsive man will..rather lose his friend than his joke.

1918 C. E. Mulford Man from Bar 20 xxii. 306 ‘He moved!’ ‘An' us two ijuts layin' out there in th' sun till we was cussed near jerked meat!’ growled Johnny. ‘I call that blamed unpolite.’

2003 Herald-Zeitung (New Braunfels, Texas) 12 Nov. 4 a/2 We have been blamed for unruly and unpolite conduct.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpolite
释义	unpoliteadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌənpəˈlaɪt/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and polite adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, polite adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + polite adj. Compare earlier unpolished adj., and also earlier impolite adj. †1. Of language, the arts, or other intellectual pursuits: not refined, inelegant; unsophisticated. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 94 What but vnpolite fformes, and ffancies raw, Can such a time produce? 1704 T. Uvedale Remedy of Love in Imitation of Ovid 77 If unpolite her Language should appear, Raise some discourse, that your attentive Ear Her clownish dialect may often hear. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber i. 11 In these unpolite Amusements he has laugh'd like a Rake. a1768 T. Secker Serm. Several Subj. (1771) VI. iii. 77 He defends the unpolite style of Scripture, as most intelligible to the Generality. 2. Of a person, social group, etc.: not refined or civilized; uncultivated, uncultured, coarse. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [adjective] rudea1382 roida1400 borel1513 rustical?1532 illiberal1535 waste?1541 rusticc1550 illiterate1556 ruggedc1565 profane1568 unskilful1572 raw?1573 clownish1581 home-born1589 rough-hewn1593 unpolished1594 artless1598 home-bred1602 unbevelled1602 incult1628 museless1644 uncultivated1646 incultivateda1657 uncultivate1659 incultivate1661 unpolite1674 uncult1675 repent1684 uncultivated1725 uncultured1777 unenlightened1792 cultureless1824 sloven1856 philistinic1869 undoctrined1869 Philistine1871 Philistinish1871 roughneck1906 lowbrow1907 low-level1916 no-brow1922 bohunk1957 bakya1960 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] > specifically of persons boistousc1300 rudec1405 blunt1477 rustyc1485 rough?1531 sillya1547 ruggedc1565 unrefined1582 unpolished1594 unfashioned1606 inurbane1623 incult1628 ungenteel1633 roughsome?c1660 unpolite1674 inelegant1735 untutored1751 unrarefied1835 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > unrefined > specifically of persons uplandisha1387 rustyc1485 rustical?1532 gross?1533 rusticc1550 rough-hewn1591 unfashioned1606 unpolite1674 crude1722 uncouth1732 piggish1742 rough-spun1768 coarse-graineda1774 coarse-fibred1872 rough as guts1919 the mind > attention and judgement > unfashionableness > [adjective] infashionable1640 unfashionable1660 unmodishc1665 unpolite1741 démodé1871 naff1964 switched-off1964 out1966 schleppy1966 dorky1970 dorked-out1974 1674 J. Goodman Serious Inq. Neglect Protestant Relig. i. ii. 47 Trade..enlarges the Minds of men as well as their Fortunes; insomuch that any Nation is unpolite, unbred, and half barbarous without it. a1731 G. Waldron Descr. Isle of Man 152 in Compl. Wks. (1731) However unpolite and savage..the Natives of Man may be. 1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. xvii. 265 However they may be now fancied to sound unpolite or unfashionable. 1753 London Mag. Oct. 481/1 Next a coat of embroidery from foreigners come; 'Twou'd be quite unpolite to have one wrought at home. 1859 Hogg's Instructor June 687/1 He had a certain stool on which if he requested a gentleman to sit, it emitted a sound which is never heard except in the most unpolite society. 1908 H. M. Alden Mag. Writing & New Lit. ii. 24 The leaven we refer to..was working..for a long time among the unpolite multitude. 3. Lacking in politeness or good manners; discourteous; rude. Also as n. Now chiefly North American.Impolite is now more usual in this sense. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > specifically of conduct uncourteous1548 unpolite1693 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > specifically of persons unhendc1275 uncourteous1303 rudec1425 bardish1641 unpolite1693 gobby1843 1693 S. R. tr. A. Baillet Life M. Des Cartes vii. 203 There was less malice and affectation, than nature and disposition in his unpolite, rough-hewn, disobliging Behaviour. 1709 Tatler No. 140. ⁋8 [He calls] my cousin Jenny Distaff, Madam Distaff; which..is very unpolite. 1712 Spectator No. 506. ⁋4 The Spirit of Love..is very often..lost, by some little Accidents which the Careless and Unpolite never attend to. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxix. 184 An unpolite and disobliging brother. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. IV. viii. xxvi. 417 He will not be so unpolite..as to suffer this..suspicion to pass the bounds of his own lips. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. ix. 142 As an apology to the company for his unpolite behaviour. 1854 National Mag. Apr. 355/2 Such human beings..receive from the unpolite the disrespectful name of elderly or old women. 1871 S. Smiles Character ix. 238 The unpolite impulsive man will..rather lose his friend than his joke. 1918 C. E. Mulford Man from Bar 20 xxii. 306 ‘He moved!’ ‘An' us two ijuts layin' out there in th' sun till we was cussed near jerked meat!’ growled Johnny. ‘I call that blamed unpolite.’ 2003 Herald-Zeitung (New Braunfels, Texas) 12 Nov. 4 a/2 We have been blamed for unruly and unpolite conduct. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1657
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