discourteous

  • 31Discourteousness — 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] …

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  • 32discourteously — discourteous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ rude and lacking consideration for others. DERIVATIVES discourteously adverb discourteousness noun …

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  • 33discourteousness — discourteous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ rude and lacking consideration for others. DERIVATIVES discourteously adverb discourteousness noun …

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  • 34rude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. barbarous, crude, primitive, rough, rustic; harsh, rugged; coarse, uncouth; discourteous, uncivil, insolent. See vulgarity, courtesy, inelegance, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Boorish]… …

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  • 35discourtesy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Ill manners Nouns 1. discourtesy, discourteousness; ill breeding; rudeness, ill or bad manners. Slang, boardinghouse reach. 2. (discourteous behavior) uncourteousness, inurbanity; illiberality,… …

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  • 36unmannerly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rude, uncivil, ill mannered; caddish, discourteous. See discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncouth, discourteous, ill mannered; see rude 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. rude,… …

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  • 37ill-mannered — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ill bred, rude, coarse, boorish. See discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impolite, discourteous, ill bred, uncouth; see rude 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at rude . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a …

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  • 38impolite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rude, uncivil, ill mannered. See discourtesy. Ant., polite, courteous. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. discourteous, ill mannered, indelicate; see rude 2 . See Synonym Study at rude . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 39disrespectful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ill bred, discourteous, impolite; see rude 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. irreverent, uncivil, discourteous, impolite, rude, impertinent, insolent, impudent, flippant, contemptuous, insulting, *smart alecky, *out… …

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  • 40ungracious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unpleasant, discourteous, impolite; see rude 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. rude, discourteous, impolite, ill mannered, uncivil, ungentlemanly, unladylike, insulting, boorish, rough. ANT.: gracious, courteous …

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