Definition of Courteous

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Definition of Courteous
	Courteous Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant. Related Definitions: Affable, Bred, By, Characterized, Civil, Complaisant, Courtesy, Courtlike, Expressive, Obliging, Of, Or, Pertaining, Polite, To, Well

Courteous Quotations

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Malcolm X

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
Francis Bacon

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
Baltasar Gracian

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.
Thomas J. Watson

Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.
James Cash Penney

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.
Peter Jennings

I don't know about friends, but what time I spent with The Beatles they were very courteous to me.
Peter Tork

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.
W. Averell Harriman

When I am in the Scottish Parliament chamber, I often feel the need to sit for the entire debate. It's only courteous to listen to what everyone has to say, although I often find myself desperate to say something but too scared to stand up in case I regret it.
Margo MacDonald

Courteous Translations

courteous in Dutch is welgemanierd, beschaafd, wellevend
courteous in Finnish is kohtelias
courteous in French is courtois, poli
courteous in Italian is educato
courteous in Latin is liberalis, comis

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