discourteous
discourteous
Definition
dis·cour·teous (dis kʉr′tē əs)
adjective
not courteous; impolite; rude; ill-mannered
dis·cour′·teous·ly adverb
dis·cour′·teous·ness noun
discourteous
Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near discourteous
- discourse
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- discounting
- discounter
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- discounted cash-flow valuation
- discounted cash flow
- discourtesy
- discover
- discovered
- discovert
- discovery
- Discovery Day
- discredit
- discreditable
- discreet
- discrepancy
