discourteous

American  

[dis-kur-tee-uhs] / dɪsˈkɜr ti əs /

adjective

1. not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude.

   a discourteous salesman.

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discourteous British  

/ dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs /

adjective

1. showing bad manners; impolite; rude

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Other Word Forms

• discourteously adverb
• discourteousness noun

Etymology

Origin of discourteous

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

Example Sentences

"That would be discourteous towards the Russian Federation," he said.

From Barron's

The panel said he also engaged in a pattern of improper remarks that “were discourteous and gave the appearance of bias to a crime victim, prospective jurors, defendants, attorneys and others.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mitchell also made “discourteous” and “undignified” comments regarding a defendant’s physical appearance, the commission wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

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".

From BBC