Dear and Polite

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Dear adjective - Commanding a large price.

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Polite and dear are semantically related in affable topic. In some cases you can use "Polite" instead an adjective "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

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

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Dear and polite are semantically related in affable topic. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Polite".

Nearby Words: politeness, politely

In Gone with the Wind, Rhett ends a seemingly polite statement with what was, at the time, a Precision F-Strike: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

Source: Sophisticated as Hell
Dear Negative Reader: A well-placed and polite one was added to the Port Royal mansion instance after several players called What the Hell, Hero?

Source: Video Game / Pirate 101
Dear Negative Reader: is usually fairly polite and more than happy to answer questions, in Author's Notes in the case of anonymous reviewers.

Source: Creator / Nimbus Llewelyn

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