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politer

politer is the comparative form of polite.

Meaning of polite

Adjective

polite (comparative politer or more polite, superlative politest or most polite)

  1. Well-mannered, civilized.
    • It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.
  2. (obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished.
    • rays of light […]falling on […]a polite surface1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin]...

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Questions about politer

What is politer the comparative form of?
Politer is the comparative form of polite.

Words near politer in the dictionary

  1. politeful
  2. politeia
  3. politely
  4. politeness
  5. politenesses
  6. politer
  7. polites
  8. politesome
  9. politesse
  10. politesses
  11. politest

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