politically correct
adjective
uk/pəˌlɪt.ɪ.kəl.i kəˈrekt/us/pəˌlɪt̬.ə.kəl.i kəˈrekt/(abbreviationPC)Someone who is politically correctbelievesthatlanguageandactionsthat could beoffensivetoothers,especiallythoserelatingtosex,gender, andrace, should beavoided.
A politically correct word orexpressionis usedinsteadof another one toavoidbeingoffensive:
（词语或表达方式）政治上正确的Manypeoplethinkthat "fireman" is asexistterm, andpreferthe politically correctterm"firefighter".
Polite and respectful
- candy coat
- candy-coated
- chivalrous
- chivalrously
- chivalry
- courtly
- couth
- deferential
- deferentially
- euphemistic
- graciously
- graciousness
- keep a civil tongue inyourheadidiom
- manner
- mind/watch your mannersidiom
- super-polite
- tactful
- tactfully
- ultra-civilized
- ultra-refined