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courteous

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courteous in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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
    courteous 
  2. exhibiting courtesy and politeness
    "a nice gesture"
    courteous  gracious  nice 
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