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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courteous \Cour"te*ous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais
corteis, cortois rarely corteous, OF corties, corteis, F.
courtois See {Court}.]
Of courtlike manners; pertaining to or expressive of
courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well
bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
A patient and courteous bearing. --Prescott.
His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous.
--Fuller.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
courteous
adj 1: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: {gracious},
{nice}]
2: 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 [ant: {discourteous}]
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