discourteous

[ dis-kur-tee-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.

Origin of discourteous

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

Other words from discourteous

  • dis·cour·te·ous·ly, adverb
  • dis·cour·te·ous·ness, noun

Words Nearby discourteous

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How to use discourteous in a sentence

  • I never was cheated, or in any way "let in," by a Chinaman, and never found him discourteous or disobliging.

British Dictionary definitions for discourteous

discourteous

/ (dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs) /


adjective
  1. showing bad manners; impolite; rude

Derived forms of discourteous

  • discourteously, adverb
  • discourteousness, noun

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