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  • 111Colin Cam Mackenzie — Colin Mackenzie of Kintail (died 14 June 1594), nicknamed “Cam” (“crooked”, because one eyed), was a Highland clan chief who greatly increased his ancestral estates through royal favour and a career of vigorous self… …

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  • 112discourteously — See discourteous. * * * …

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  • 113discourtesy — /dis kerr teuh see/, n., pl. discourtesies. 1. lack or breach of courtesy; incivility; rudeness. 2. a discourteous or impolite act. [1545 55; DIS 1 + COURTESY] * * * …

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  • 114double negative — a syntactic construction in which two negative words are used in the same clause to express a single negation. [1820 30] Usage. Double or multiple negation was standard in English through the time of Shakespeare. An oft quoted line from Chaucer s …

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  • 115hustle — /hus euhl/, v., hustled, hustling, n. v.i. 1. to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order. 2. to push or force one s way; jostle or shove. 3. to be aggressive, esp. in business or other financial dealings …

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  • 116ill-mannered — ill manneredly, adv. ill manneredness, n. /il man euhrd/, adj. having bad or poor manners; impolite; discourteous; rude. [1375 1425; late ME; see ILL, MANNERED] Syn. unpolished, crude, uncivil. * * * …

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  • 117impolite — impolitely, adv. impoliteness, n. /im peuh luyt /, adj. not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply. [1605 15; < L impolitus rough, unpolished. See IM 2 POLITE] Syn. disrespectful; uncivil; insolent; boorish, ill mannered,&#8230; …

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  • 118incivility — incivil /in siv euhl/, adj. /in seuh vil i tee/, n., pl. incivilities for 2. 1. the quality or condition of being uncivil; discourteous behavior or treatment. 2. an uncivil act. [1575 85; < LL incivilitas. See IN 3, CIVILITY] Syn. 1. rudeness,&#8230; …

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  • 119insulting — insultingly, adv. /in sul ting/, adj. giving or causing insult; characterized by affronting rudeness, insolence, etc. [1585 95; INSULT + ING2] Syn. rude, discourteous, abusive, derogatory, offensive, nasty. * * * …

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  • 120mannerless — mannerlessness, n. /man euhr lis/, adj. without good manners; ill mannered; discourteous; impolite. [1425 75; late ME manerles. See MANNER1, LESS] * * * …

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