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English Dictionary: courteous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for courteous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
courteous adj exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" Synonym(s): courteous, gracious, nice characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon Antonym(s): discourteous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courteous \Cour"teous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais, corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F. courtois. See {Court}.] Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant. A patient and courteous* bearing. --Prescott. His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous. --Fuller.