English dictionary

courteous

/'k/[@]/rt/i//@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

adj.all

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

Antonyms discourteous

Source: WordNet 3.0
Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

adjective

Source: webster1913