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discourteous

[ dis-kur-tee-uh s ]

/ dɪsˈkɜr ti əs /

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adjective

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

Origin of discourteous

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for discourteous

That step would be irregular, and discourteous to the administration.

The Red Cross in Peace and War |Clara Barton
Marianne, will you accept my apologies for this discourteous cousin of mine?

Scenes and Characters |Charlotte M. Yonge
It seemed to him discourteous to press her; he waited for her to explain her presence.

Helmet of Navarre |Bertha Runkle
Pray, where were you reared, that you are capable of so discourteous a supposition?

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 |Various

What had made her do this brusque, discourteous thing to-day?

Robert Elsmere |Mrs. Humphry Ward

British Dictionary definitions for discourteous

discourteous

/ (dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs) /

adjective

showing bad manners; impolite; rude

Derived forms of discourteous

discourteously, adverb discourteousness, noun