as in polite
showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners
their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people
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Recent Examples of courteous
Giving notice of a full calendar month is both courteous and a way to protect your security deposit.
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Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 17 May 2025
As mentioned, this is a very popular trail, especially on the weekends, so try to be courteous and share the trail with other hikers.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Most of my colleagues are passionate and courteous people so will often try to respond to as many questions as possible.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
In a 2021 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Kemper shared that her then-toddler son Matthew had started talking and kept his vocabulary extremely courteous.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 17 May 2025
As mentioned, this is a very popular trail, especially on the weekends, so try to be courteous and share the trail with other hikers.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Most of my colleagues are passionate and courteous people so will often try to respond to as many questions as possible.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
In a 2021 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Kemper shared that her then-toddler son Matthew had started talking and kept his vocabulary extremely courteous.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courteous
Adjective
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From a software engineering perspective, being polite is a waste of resources.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Just be polite and point out the issue at checkout.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The man was gifted, gracious, often generous and seldom mean-spirited.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
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But goodness gracious, the Rockies are only (14-36) under Schaeffer after going 7-33 under Black.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Courteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courteous. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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