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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Courteous \Cour"te*ous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais,
     corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F.
     courtois. See {Court}.]
     Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of,
     courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well
     bred; polite; affable; complaisant.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           A patient and courteous bearing.         --Prescott.
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           His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous.
                                                    --Fuller.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  courteous
       adj 1: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: {gracious},
               {nice}]
       2: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a
          man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is
          a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon [ant: {discourteous}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "courteous":
     accommodating, affable, agreeable, amiable, attentive, cap in hand,
     ceremonious, civil, civilized, clubbable, clubbish, clubby,
     communicative, companionable, companionate, compatible,
     complaisant, congenial, considerate, courtly, decorous,
     deferential, diplomatic, dutiful, fair, fit for society,
     fond of society, friendly, genial, genteel, gentlemanly, graceful,
     gracious, gregarious, honorific, hospitable, ladylike, mannerly,
     obliging, polished, polite, proper, regardful, respectful,
     sociable, social, social-minded, solicitous, tactful, thoughtful,
     urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered
  
  

















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