Hypertext Webster Gateway: "discourteous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

discourteous
adj 1: showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times
discourteous young" [ant: {courteous}]
2: lacking social graces [syn: {ungracious}]


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