Polite Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, June 16, 2019 · 11-Down
Appeared in 8 New York Times Crosswords between April 1995 and June 2019.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · June 16, 2019 · 11-Down · 5 letters
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not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
adjective
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