Category:Polite

Po*lite", a. [compar. Politer; superl. Politest.] Etym: [l. politus, P. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See polish, v.]

1. Smooth; polished. [obs.] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir i. Newton.

2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; Complaisant; obliging; civil. He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. Pope.

3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, Polite literature. Macaulay.

Syn. -- polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; Courtly; elegant; genteel.

Polite Po*lite", v. t.

Defn: to polish; to refine; to render polite. [obs.] Ray.