kid-gloved

adjective

Definition of kid-glovednext
as in kid-glove

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  1. courteous
  2. civil
  3. polite
  4. obsequious
Adjective
  • Kansas City is small enough for a text message to travel to every neighborhood, but (for the most part) courteous enough for the locals leave stars alone.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
  • These days, sharing rice cakes is considered a simple and courteous way to meet and greet your new neighbors.
    Regina Kim, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of courteous
Adjective
  • However, after the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, the area has been on high alert to curb any post-election civil unrest.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Businesses near the White House were boarded up today as a precaution should there be civil unrest.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of civil
Adjective
  • Wiley, wearing similarly busy patchwork jeans, continues his polite but half-hearted tour.
    Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Just don’t expect anything polite enough to air on Masterpiece.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of polite
Adjective
  • What about her incessantly supportive mother (Rosemarie DeWitt) or her obsequious assistant (Miles Gutierrez-Riley)?
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Those words were the theme for the entire stay, from the friendly but not obsequious doormen, to the at-the-ready house car (a hybrid Bentley SUV, naturally), to the peaceful, never-overcrowded Hanover Square directly across the street.
    Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of obsequious
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