discourteous

[ dis-kur-tee-uhs ]

adjective

1. not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude:

   a discourteous salesman.

discourteous

/ dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs /

adjective

1. showing bad manners; impolite; rude

Derived Forms

• disˈcourteously, adverb
• disˈcourteousness, noun

Other Words From

• dis·courte·ous·ly adverb
• dis·courte·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of discourteous¹

First recorded in 1570–80; dis- ¹ + courteous

Example Sentences

There were 89 complaints of rude and discourteous behavior and 59 excessive-force complaints.

From Washington Post

It was a dismissal, immediate, discourteous, on the grounds that she was quite unequal to fill the position of prima donna.

From Project Gutenberg

I cannot believe that you can be so deliberately and intentionally discourteous.

From Project Gutenberg

Her manner was not discourteous, but her voice was forbidding.

From Project Gutenberg

The doorkeeper answered in a very discourteous way that it was none of his business where the senators were.

From Project Gutenberg

I never was cheated, or in any way "let in," by a Chinaman, and never found him discourteous or disobliging.

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