| a. | 1. | Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant. |
| Adj. | 1. | courteous - exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" |
| 2. | courteous - 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 Antonyms: discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young" |