uncourteous
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of uncourteous
First recorded in 1275–1325, uncourteous is from the Middle English word uncurteis. See un- 1, courteous
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It would have seemed so uncourteous to the princess....
From Our Own Set A Novel by Ossip Schubin
At last a weapon of victory came to his hand, the thought that he had to apologize and make amends to his guest for so long and so uncourteous an absence.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
I never experienced treatment so ridiculous or uncourteous.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Julia Pardoe
And have you not, indeed, every right to be offended with his uncourteous, indifferent manner?
From Barbarossa and Other Tales by Paul Heyse
It is certain that Miss Baillie was hurt and offended by the uncourteous castigation inflicted on her by her countryman, rather than convinced by it that her notions were wrong.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
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