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discourteous
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Discourteous
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dis·cour·te·ous
/
dɪsˈkɜr
ti
əs
/
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[
dis-
kur
-tee-
uh
s
]
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adjective
not
courteous
; impolite; uncivil; rude:
a discourteous salesman.
Origin:
1570–80;
dis-
1
+
courteous
Related forms
dis·cour·te·ous·ly,
adverb
dis·cour·te·ous·ness,
noun
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discourteous
(dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs)
—
adj
showing bad manners; impolite; rude
dis'courteously
—
adv
dis'courteousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
discourteous
1570, from
dis-
+
courteous
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Remember, the judge has the power to fine you or send you to jail if you are
rude or
discourteous
.
Rude and
discourteous
behavior that goes unchallenged is behavior that goes
unchanged.
It is off-topic and deeply
discourteous
to do what you're trying to do.
He felt that to do less would have been
discourteous
.
Discourteous
treatment of the public or a fellow employee.
Some people think it
discourteous
if a bride changes the present chosen for her.
Consequently, building this mosque would be somehow
discourteous
.
And they're
discourteous
to the browser and to the original, non-obfuscated source.
Attendance by visitors isn't mandatory, but the sense is that it would be
discourteous
to avoid services entirely.
When an invited speaker exceeds his time it is extremely
discourteous
to call for the orders of the day.
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