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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 politest
 (a.)有禮貌的,優雅的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Po·lite a. [Compar. Politer superl. Politest.]
 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.]
    Rays of light falling on a polite surface.   --Sir I. Newton.
 2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
    He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.   --Pope.
 3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
 Syn: -- Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel.