courteous
/KUR-tee-us/adjectivepolite, respectful, and considerate
“The dispatcher stayed courteous through a hundred angry calls.”
- Synonyms
- polite, civil, gracious
- Antonyms
- rude, discourteous
- Memory hook
- court + eous: manners fit for court.
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