polite
adj.adj. having good manners and showing respect for other people. You are polite when you follow social rules like saying 'please' and 'thank you'.
adj. behaving in a manner that is socially correct and shows consideration for others. Often used to describe formal or conventional social interactions.
The waiter was very polite and helpful.
It is important to be polite when you meet your new boss for the first time.
While his response was technically polite, the coldness in his voice suggested he was actually quite angry about the delay.
From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polish.
Typically used before a noun or after a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem'.
He is very polite with me.He is very polite to me.When describing how someone behaves toward another person, 'polite' usually takes the preposition 'to' rather than 'with'.