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- Dictionarydiscourteous/dɪˈskəːtɪəs/
adjective
- 1. showing rudeness and a lack of consideration for other people: "it would be unkind and discourteous to decline a visit"
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not caring enough about other people’s feelings; not polite: I felt it was discourteous of him to leave immediately after his talk.
discourteous. adjective. dis· cour· te· ous (ˌ)dis-ˈkər-tē-əs. Synonyms of discourteous. : lacking courtesy : rude. discourteously adverb. discourteousness noun. Synonyms. disrespectful. ill-bred. ill-mannered. impertinent. impolite. inconsiderate. rude. thoughtless. uncalled-for. uncivil. ungracious. unhandsome. unmannered. unmannerly.
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 downright rude.
If you're rude or inconsiderate, you're discourteous. It would be discourteous to invite only four of your classmates to your party in front of the whole class.
not caring enough about other people’s feelings; not polite: I felt it was discourteous of him to leave immediately after his talk.
Adj. 1. discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young". disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher".
Discourteous definition: not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude. See examples of DISCOURTEOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of discourteous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
discourteous (formal) having bad manners and not showing respect: He didn't wish to appear discourteous. Patterns. rude/sassy/disrespectful/impolite/discourteous to somebody; rude/impolite/impertinent to do something
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