discourteous
[dis-kur-tee-uh s]
adjective
not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
Origin of discourteous
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Related Words for discourteous
abrupt, boorish, brusque, cavalier, cheeky, churlish, crude, crusty, curt, disrespectful, flip, fresh, ill-mannered, impertinent, indelicate, insolent, oafish, offhand, rustic, sassyExamples from the Web for discourteous
Historical Examples of discourteous
What have I done that you should hold me in this light esteem, and give me these discourteous words?'
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
The relieved poet now had the floor as an apologist for his discourteous parrot.
Whittier-landSamuel T. Pickard
If you are guilty of disgraceful acts, of discourteous words, who suffers?
The Soul of a PeopleH. Fielding
They were not discourteous to Ned, but they took no interest in his suggestions.
Boy Scouts in the PhilippinesG. Harvey Ralphson
"You do not have to be unkind or discourteous," continued the doctor's even voice.
RosemaryJosephine Lawrence
discourteous
adjective
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