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discourteous

[ dis-kur-tee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude:

    a discourteous salesman.



discourteous

/ ɪˈɜːɪə /

adjective

  1. showing bad manners; impolite; rude
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈdzܰٱdzܲԱ, noun
  • 徱ˈdzܰٱdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱·dzܰt·dzܲ· adverb
  • 徱·dzܰt·dzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of discourteous1

First recorded in 1570–80; dis- 1 + courteous
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Mitchell also made “discourteous” and “undignified” comments regarding a defendant’s physical appearance, the commission wrote.

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In April 2022, Boutte filed a complaint against Lalaind for allegedly “being discourteous to a member of the public” at a grocery store and purchasing alcohol on duty for cooking, according to the lawsuit.

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Her assessment of his political skills may have been prescient but it was not well received by some of her parliamentary colleagues who regarded it as disloyal and discourteous.

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Mr Grueber said that while the behaviour of the women hadn't disrupted the hearing, it was "inappropriate, discourteous and disrespectful, and at worst contumelious and contemptuous".

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Firing the puck in when play is stopped is not only discourteous, but dangerous.

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