Courteous

Definition of courteous:

part of speech: noun

Courteousness.

part of speech: adjective

Polite; obliging.

part of speech: adjective

Courtly; affable; polite.

part of speech: adjective

Of court- like manners: polite: respectful: obliging.

Usage examples for courteous:

• He is quite charming, so merry and so courteous "Story of My Life, volumes 1-3", Augustus J. C. Hare.

• Mrs Griffith, under the attorney's instructions, was more courteous to him than she had been when he was her master. "Cousin Henry", Anthony Trollope.

• Ought he to take the risk of a reply, courteous and cold, that he felt himself without the courage to endure? "Love, The Fiddler", Lloyd Osbourne.