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Discourteous — Dis*cour te*ous (?; see {Courteous}, 277), a. [Pref. dis + courteous: cf. OF. discortois.] Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous. {Dis*cour te*ous*ly}, adv. {Dis*cour te*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discourteous — index contemptuous, disdainful, disorderly, impertinent (insolent), insolent, offensive (offending) … Law dictionary
discourteous — 1560s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + COURTEOUS (Cf. courteous). Related: Discourteously … Etymology dictionary
discourteous — impolite, uncivil, ungracious, *rude, ill mannered Analogous words: brusque, curt, crusty, gruff, blunt (see BLUFF): boorish, churlish (see under BOOR) Antonyms: courteous Contrasted words: *civil, polite, courtly, gallant, chivalrous … New Dictionary of Synonyms
discourteous — [adj] rude, impolite abrupt, badmannered, boorish, brusque, cavalier, cheeky*, churlish, contumelious, crude, crusty*, curt, disrespectful, flip, fresh, ill bred, ill mannered, impertinent, inaffable, indelicate, insolent, inurbane, oafish,… … New thesaurus
discourteous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ rude and lacking consideration for others. DERIVATIVES discourteously adverb discourteousness noun … English terms dictionary
discourteous — [dis kʉr′tē əs] adj. not courteous; impolite; rude; ill mannered SYN. RUDE discourteously adv. discourteousness n … English World dictionary
discourteous — adj. 1) discourteous to 2) discourteous to + inf. (it was discourteous of him to say that) * * * [dɪs kɜːtjəs] discourteous to discourteous to + inf. (it was discourteous of him to say that) … Combinatory dictionary
discourteous — [[t]dɪskɜ͟ː(r)tiəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ to n If you say that someone is discourteous, you mean that they are rude and have no consideration for the feelings of other people. [FORMAL] Staff are often discourteous and sometimes… … English dictionary
discourteous — discourteously, adv. discourteousness, n. /dis kerr tee euhs/, adj. not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman. [1570 80; DIS 1 + COURTEOUS] * * * … Universalium
discourteous — dis|cour|te|ous [dısˈkə:tiəs US ə:r ] adj formal not polite, and not showing respect for other people = ↑rude, impolite ↑impolite ▪ It would be discourteous to ignore his request. >discourteously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
