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courteous

courteous is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

  1. 1adjective

    Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

  2. 2adjective

    characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners-Francis Bacon

    "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"

  3. 3adjective

    exhibiting courtesy and politeness

    "a nice gesture"

    Synonyms

    graciousnice

Synonyms

graciousnice

Common word forms

courteouslycourteousness

Words from these letters

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