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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.
The meaning of DISCOURTEOUS is lacking courtesy : rude. How to use discourteous in a sentence.
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.
If you say that someone is discourteous, you mean that they are rude and have no consideration for the feelings of other people.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective discourteous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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
Definition of discourteous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you say that someone is discourteous, you mean that they are rude and have no consideration for the feelings of other people.
If you say that someone is discourteous, you mean that they are rude and have no consideration for the feelings of other people.
