discourteous

[ dis-kur-tee-uhs ]

/ dɪsˈkɜr ti əs /

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adjective

not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.

Origin of discourteous

First recorded in 1570–80; dis-¹ + courteous

OTHER WORDS FROM discourteous

dis·cour·te·ous·ly, adverbdis·cour·te·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby discourteous

discount store, discourage, discouragement, discourse, discourse analysis, discourteous, discourtesy, discover, discovered check, discoverer, discoverist

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Example sentences from the Web for discourteous

That step would be irregular, and discourteous to the administration.
The Red Cross in Peace and War|Clara Barton
Marianne, will you accept my apologies for this discourteous cousin of mine?
Scenes and Characters|Charlotte M. Yonge
It seemed to him discourteous to press her; he waited for her to explain her presence.
Helmet of Navarre|Bertha Runkle
Pray, where were you reared, that you are capable of so discourteous a supposition?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865|Various

What had made her do this brusque, discourteous thing to-day?
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward

British Dictionary definitions for discourteous

discourteous

/ (dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs) /

adjective

showing bad manners; impolite; rude

Derived forms of discourteous

discourteously, adverbdiscourteousness, noun

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单词	discourteous
释义	discourteous [ dis-kur-tee-uhs ] / dɪsˈkɜr ti əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR discourteous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman. Origin of discourteous First recorded in 1570–80; dis-¹ + courteous OTHER WORDS FROM discourteous dis·cour·te·ous·ly, adverbdis·cour·te·ous·ness, noun Words nearby discourteous discount store, discourage, discouragement, discourse, discourse analysis, discourteous, discourtesy, discover, discovered check, discoverer, discoverist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for discourteous That step would be irregular, and discourteous to the administration. The Red Cross in Peace and War\|Clara Barton Marianne, will you accept my apologies for this discourteous cousin of mine? Scenes and Characters\|Charlotte M. Yonge It seemed to him discourteous to press her; he waited for her to explain her presence. Helmet of Navarre\|Bertha Runkle Pray, where were you reared, that you are capable of so discourteous a supposition? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865\|Various What had made her do this brusque, discourteous thing to-day? Robert Elsmere\|Mrs. Humphry Ward British Dictionary definitions for discourteous discourteous / (dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs) / adjective showing bad manners; impolite; rude Derived forms of discourteous discourteously, adverbdiscourteousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to discourteous abrupt, boorish, brusque, cavalier, cheeky, churlish, crude, crusty, curt, disrespectful, flip, fresh, ill-mannered, impertinent, indelicate, insolent, oafish, offhand, rustic, sassy
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discourteous

adjective

Origin of discourteous

OTHER WORDS FROM discourteous

Words nearby discourteous

Example sentences from the Web for discourteous

British Dictionary definitions for discourteous

adjective

Derived forms of discourteous

Words related to discourteous