Arch
Polite
Polite adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.
Arch and polite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arch" instead an adjective "Polite".
Nearby Words: politeness, politely
Both words in one sentence
- Count Fosco, the polite, jocular, podgy, and harmless-looking arch-villain from Wilkie Collins' Victorian sensation novel, The Woman in White, is an early example of this trope.
Source: Affably Evil / Literature
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