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Definition of Discourteous
1. Adjective. Showing no courtesy; rude. "A distant and at times discourteous young"
Similar to: Abrupt, Brusk, Brusque, Curt, Short, Caddish, Unchivalrous, Ungallant, Unceremonious
Also: Disrespectful
Antonyms: Courteous
2. Adjective. Lacking social graces.
Definition of Discourteous
1. a. Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.
Definition of Discourteous
1. Adjective. impolite; lacking consideration for others ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discourteous
1. [adj]
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Literary usage of Discourteous
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1. The Voyage of the "Scotia": Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration in by Robert Neal Rudmose Brown, Robert Cockburn Mossman, James Hunter Harvey Pirie, William Speirs Bruce (1906)
"... BIRDS—CAFE PEMBROKE—A PLEASANT LAND—A discourteous SHIP—A NOVELTY IN
SEA-SICKNESS—SCOTIA BAY AGAIN. FROM the South Orkneys to the Falkland Islands, ..."
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