as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
wouldn't tolerate anything so discourteous as the interruption of another speaker during a discussion
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Recent Examples of discourteous
One officer, Mark Vaughn, faced departmental charges for unnecessary and/or excessive force and discourteous/unprofessional conduct.
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Sean Lahman, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
The maxim that wearing white to a wedding is discourteous holds true today.
—Sarah Lyon, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
Officer Mark Vaughn was cited for unnecessary or excessive force and discourteous/unprofessional conduct, the department said last year.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2022
People with disabilities have long criticized Comic-Con for discourteous treatment and insensitivity.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022
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Sean Lahman, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
The maxim that wearing white to a wedding is discourteous holds true today.
—Sarah Lyon, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
Officer Mark Vaughn was cited for unnecessary or excessive force and discourteous/unprofessional conduct, the department said last year.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2022
People with disabilities have long criticized Comic-Con for discourteous treatment and insensitivity.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022
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“Discourteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discourteous. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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