Polite and Roughhewn

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

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Roughhewn is an antonym for polite.

Nearby Words: politeness, politely

Roughhewn adjective - Of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing.

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Polite is an antonym for roughhewn in topics: prepared, crude, rough, unrefined, basic.

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Roughhewn and Polite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/polite/roughhewn

Polite & Roughhewn. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/polite/roughhewn>.

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