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discourteous

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[ UK /dɪskˈɜːti‍əs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. lacking social graces
  2. showing no courtesy; rude
    a distant and at times discourteous young

How To Use discourteous In A Sentence

  • It would be unforgivably discourteous not to come down to dinner. SANDS OF TIME
  • By this time other drivers behind us were likewise being highly discourteous with horns and headlights, displaying negative opinions on his ill considered manoeuvre.
  • The three daughters of my eldest daughter are rude, discourteous, and have never been disciplined.
  • Branca agreed; and thus the book reveals that "ever since, even as the goat endured public discourteousness for 60 years, he praised God, reciting every morning and night the "Our Father," a "Hail Mary" and a couplet of his own: "Make me worthy of your love; make my love worthy of you. Rabbi Joshua Hess: Ralph Branca: A Tale Of Two Faiths
  • Provoking a reaction through insults is discourteous. The Volokh Conspiracy » Discourteous to Wear American Flag Images on Cinco de Mayo?
  • Turkey reacted by demanding an apology over what it called the discourteous treatment of Celikkol, further souring ties between the two regional powers on the eve of a visit by Ehud Barak, Israel's defence minister. AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
  • The goede vrouws were summoned before the magistrates and fined for their discourteous conduct.
  • It would be discourteous to ignore his request.
  • Now divisional commanders have been told to crack down on any rudeness - and send discourteous staff to be retrained.
  • This again is so discourteous to your fellow patrons, and the performers, who are all quite distracted by your shuffling and stumbling in the dark.
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