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cour‧te‧ous/ˈkɜːtiəs $ ˈkɜːr-/ adjective
[date : 1200-1300; Language : Old French; Origin : corteis, from court; ⇨ court¹]
polite and showing respect for other people OPP discourteous:
　 ▪ The staff are always courteous and helpful.
　 ▪ a courteous reply
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THESAURUS
▪polite behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in, and showing that you are careful to consider other people’s needs and feelings :
　 ▪ He was too polite to ask how old she was.
　 ▪ ‘Excuse me, sir,’ she said in a polite voice.
▪well-mannered having good manners and knowing the correct way to behave in social situations :
　 ▪ She was beautifully dressed and very well-mannered.
▪well-behaved polite and not causing any trouble – used about children or animals :
　 ▪ The children were very well-behaved.
　 ▪ Well-behaved dogs are welcome at the hotel.
▪courteous /ˈkɜːtiəs $ ˈkɜːr-/ polite and respectful, and behaving rather formally :
　 ▪ The hotel staff were very courteous and helpful.
　 ▪ a courteous reply
▪respectful polite and treating someone with respect :
　 ▪ He was very respectful towards all my relatives.
　 ▪ ‘Thank you,’ he said with a respectful bow.
▪civil polite in a formal way, especially when you do not feel very friendly towards someone :
　 ▪ She’d never liked her father-in-law, but she forced herself to be civil to him.
　 ▪ When you’ve stopped arguing, you might be able to have a civil conversation.
▪deferential formal polite towards someone, especially because they are in a more important social position :
　 ▪ In those days women were expected to be deferential to men.

adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Airline staff must be courteous at all times, even when passengers are not.
▪ He was always kind and courteous to me, but we never really became friends.
▪ I received a courteous letter from Jane's mother thanking me for my help.
▪ The officers were extremely courteous and well-trained.
▪ They provide a fast and courteous service.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He was courteous, but he did not feed him cream puffs.
▪ I finally spoke to a courteous young man and asked him to send us a replacement modem.
▪ Indeed, when he so wished, the young Edward could be dazzlingly courteous and charming.
▪ Normally so courteous and tidy, if Loi was fishing, he became brusque and rude, oblivious to his surroundings.
▪ People were unfailingly courteous and showed great sympathy - but throughout, all eyes were firmly on Abu Dhabi.
▪ Probably Inchbad and the others would be extremely friendly and entirely courteous.
▪ The letter is short and courteous.