The Clue
Kind of society (6 letter answer)
The Answer
POLITE
Tags
Notes
The answer POLITE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
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Definition
POLITE as an adjective:
1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
2. (civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite) = marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
3. (civil, polite) = 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