courtesy
IPA: kˈɝtʌsi
noun
- (uncountable) Polite behavior.
- (countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.
- (uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
- (uncountable) Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
- A curtsey.
- (law) The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.
verb
- Alternative form of curtsey [To make a curtsey.]
adjective
- Given or done as a polite gesture.
- Supplied free of charge.
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Examples of "courtesy" in Sentences
- The measure means courtesy and forbearance.
- The boy was required to behave with courtesy.
- The image is courtesy of the Associated Press.
- The teacher told them to act with couth courtesy.
- The deputation met with scant courtesy in England.
- A detailed picture of a chopsticks courtesy of the commons.
- The definition of the word debunk courtesy dictionary.com is.
- The English contributors have the courtesy not to reciprocate.
- Ignore the comments above, they lack the courtesy of the question.
- He explained that the word curtsey comes from the word "courtesy."
- Latin courtesy is a highly refined art, of which exaggeration is a part.
- As a courtesy it was put up and as a adversarial discourtesy it was removed.
- Shall do a courtesy to our wrath] _To do a courtesy_ is to gratify, to comply with.
- So Bound for Glory climaxed with Sting winning the title courtesy of an assist from Kevin Nash.
- I learned the term courtesy of Fred Rogers not long after I'd learned to speak, and the concept of finding deep, lasting truth in imagination has since become a guiding principle in my life.
- If I wouldn't recognise your name -- which might simply be an online handle -- it doesn't matter; point is, at least then you'd be distinguishable from the sort of trolling cretins whose "hit-and-run" posts are precisely the reason this courtesy is a convention in the blogosphere.
- It appears this "sub-horizonal" outrage will be allowed to stand without explanation, so, to help JMA's readership understand "sub-horizonal" here's some occurrences of the term courtesy of Google; chevron folds which have been overturned towards the south by subsequent sub-horizonal simple shear intensely folded with the sheet dip typically sub-horizonal or inclined gently
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