Adjective that means “polite out of necessity/being polite because of societal expectations”
I want to find a word that describes the bolded text below (either sentence). It should be an adjective with a negative or neutral connotation.
He is acting polite because that's what society expects him to do.
He is acting polite to appear as a good person.
It's like someone appearing polite outwardly, but not being polite as though he means it. He only does it because other people expect him to do so (because it's etiquette).
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I want to find a word that describes the bolded text below (either sentence). It should be an adjective with a negative or neutral connotation.
He is acting polite because that's what society expects him to do.
He is acting polite to appear as a good person.
It's like someone appearing polite outwardly, but not being polite as though he means it. He only does it because other people expect him to do so (because it's etiquette).
single-word-requests adjectives
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I want to find a word that describes the bolded text below (either sentence). It should be an adjective with a negative or neutral connotation.
He is acting polite because that's what society expects him to do.
He is acting polite to appear as a good person.
It's like someone appearing polite outwardly, but not being polite as though he means it. He only does it because other people expect him to do so (because it's etiquette).
single-word-requests adjectives
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I want to find a word that describes the bolded text below (either sentence). It should be an adjective with a negative or neutral connotation.
He is acting polite because that's what society expects him to do.
He is acting polite to appear as a good person.
It's like someone appearing polite outwardly, but not being polite as though he means it. He only does it because other people expect him to do so (because it's etiquette).
single-word-requests adjectives
single-word-requests adjectives
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