courteous (adj.)
- accommodating
- affable
- agreeable
- amiable
- attentive
- ceremonious
- civil
- civilized
- clubbable
- clubbish
- clubby
- communicative
- companionable
- companionate
- compatible
- complaisant
- congenial
- considerate
- courtly
- decorous
- deferential
- diplomatic
- dutiful
- fair
- friendly
- genial
- genteel
- gentlemanly
- graceful
- gracious
- gregarious
- honorific
- hospitable
- ladylike
- mannerly
- obliging
- polished
- polite
- proper
- regardful
- respectful
- sociable
- social
- solicitous
- tactful
- thoughtful
- urbane
- well-behaved
- well-bred
- well-mannered
The Retort Courteous; . . . the Quip Modest; . . . the Reply Churlish; . . . the Reproof Valiant; . . . the Countercheck Quarrelsome; . . . the Lie with Circumstance; . . . the Lie Direct.
Her air, her manners, all who saw admir'd;
Courteous though coy, and gentle though retir'd;
The joy of youth and health her eyes display'd,
And ease of heart her every look convey'd.
