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courteous


 
  Overview  of  adj  courteous 
 
  The  adj  courteous  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  courteous,  gracious,  nice  --  (exhibiting  courtesy  and  politeness;  "a  nice  gesture") 
  2.  courteous  --  (characterized  by  courtesy  and  gracious  good  manners;  "if  a  man  be  gracious  and  courteous  to  strangers  it  shows  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  world"-Francis  Bacon) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  courteous 
 
  2  senses  of  courteous 
 
  Sense  1 
  courteous,  gracious,  nice 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  polite)  ->  impolite 
 
  Sense  2 
  courteous  (vs.  discourteous) 
 
  discourteous  (vs.  courteous) 
  =>  abrupt 
  =>  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short(prenominal) 
  =>  caddish,  unchivalrous,  ungallant 
  =>  unceremonious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  courteous 
 
  2  senses  of  courteous 
 
  Sense  1 
  courteous,  gracious,  nice 
  =>  polite  (vs.  impolite) 
 
  Sense  2 
  courteous  (vs.  discourteous) 
  =>  chivalrous,  gallant,  knightly 
  Also  See->  respectful#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  courteous 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  courteous 
 
  Sense  2 
  courteous  (vs.  discourteous) 
  =>  courtesy,  good  manners 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  courteous 
 
  courteous  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  courteous 
  courteous 
  discourteous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  courteous 
 
  The  adj  courteous  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  courteous,  gracious,  nice  --  (exhibiting  courtesy  and  politeness;  "a  nice  gesture") 
  2.  courteous  --  (characterized  by  courtesy  and  gracious  good  manners;  "if  a  man  be  gracious  and  courteous  to  strangers  it  shows  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  world"-Francis  Bacon) 



courteous definition