(~r, ~st)
1.
Someone who is ~ has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people.
Everyone around him was trying to be ~, but you could tell they were all bored...
It’s not ~ to point or talk about strangers in public...
Gately, a quiet and very ~ young man, made a favourable impression...
I hate having to make ~ conversation.
? rude
ADJ
~ly
‘Your home is beautiful,’ I said ~ly...
? rudely
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
~ness
She listened to him, but only out of ~ness.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else as ~ society or ~ company.
Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in ~ society.
ADJ: ADJ n