Courteous and Unmannered

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Courteous adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.

Usage example: their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people

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Unmannered is an antonym for courteous.

Unmannered adjective - Showing a lack of manners or consideration for others.

Usage example: we will never again invite such unmannered guests

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Courteous is an antonym for unmannered.

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