discourteous

[ dis-kur-tee-uhs ]

/ dɪsˈkɜr ti əs /

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adjective

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

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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

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

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How to use discourteous in a sentence

There were 89 complaints of rude and discourteous behavior and 59 excessive-force complaints.
Metro expects most pre-pandemic riders won’t return this year amid an altered future for transit|Justin George|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
It was a dismissal, immediate, discourteous, on the grounds that she was quite unequal to fill the position of prima donna.
Black Diamonds|Mr Jkai
I cannot believe that you can be so deliberately and intentionally discourteous.
The Nicest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil
Her manner was not discourteous, but her voice was forbidding.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs

The doorkeeper answered in a very discourteous way that it was none of his business where the senators were.
Fifty-Two Story Talks To Boys And Girls|Howard J. Chidley
I never was cheated, or in any way "let in," by a Chinaman, and never found him discourteous or disobliging.
Thirty Years in Australia|Ada Cambridge

British Dictionary definitions for discourteous

discourteous

/ (dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs) /

adjective

showing bad manners; impolite; rude

Derived forms of discourteous

discourteously, adverbdiscourteousness, noun

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