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   courteous

   /ˈkəːtɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. polite, respectful, or considerate in manner: "she was courteous and obliging to all"

   Word Origin Middle English (meaning ‘having manners fit for a royal court’): from Old French corteis, based on Latin cohors ‘yard, retinue’ (see court). The change in the ending in the 16th century was due to association with words ending in -eous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. courteously adverb
   • 2. courteousness noun

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