Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant
Someone who is courteous is polite and respectful to other people. He was a kind and courteous man My friend's reply was courteous but firm. = polite + courteously cour·teous·ly Then he nodded courteously to me and walked off to perform his unpleasant duty. polite and showing respect for other people discourteous (corteis, from court; COURT)
characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon