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discourteous Definition

dis·cour·teous (dis kʉrtē əs)

adjective

not courteous; impolite; rude; ill-mannered

discourteous Related Forms
dis·cour·teous·ly adverb dis·cour·teous·ness noun
discourteous Synonyms

discourteous

modif.

impolite, uncivil, inconsiderate; see rude 2. See syn. study at rude.

discourteous Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Among friends we take liberties or say things that would seem discourteous among strangers.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: I hated to be so discourteous but the only solution was to ignore them.
  • extremely: Frame trapping is extremely discourteous, as it prevents the visitor from easily seeing the URL of the site you've linked to.
  • also: It is also discourteous toward those philosophers whose thinking one can, without refined knowledge of linguistic nuances, only pretend to study.
  • very: He expresses himself in very discourteous terms about you, my dear Comrade Radek.