Polite and Smooth

Polite

Polite adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.
Usage example: it's only polite to hold the door for the person behind you

Smooth is a synonym for polite in mannerly topic. In some cases you can use "Smooth" instead an adjective "Polite".

Nearby Words: politeness, politely

Smooth

Smooth adjective - Having or showing very polished and worldly manners.

Polite is a synonym for smooth in behaviour topic. Sometimes you can use "Polite" instead an adjective "Smooth", if it concerns topics such as suave in behavior.

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Affably Evil: Hypnos, despite being a Manipulative Bastard, is perfectly smooth and polite.
  • Manga / Appleseed They're also so polite and smooth about cooperating with Athena and Olympus that any smart viewer would expect that they're up to something seriously devious. Nope.
  • In the Latin-American dub it's a bit of both: Gerardo Reyero is also a Badass Baritone, but as Frieza, he speaks in a very smooth tone and with quite polite speech patterns.
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