discourteous
AdjectiveSynonyms:
ungracious
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- showing no courtesy; rude“a distant and at times discourteous young”Opposite courteousSimilar abrupt, brusque, unceremonious, caddishRelates to courtesy, good mannersSee also disrespectful
- lacking social gracesSynonyms: ungraciousOpposite politeSimilar impolite
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis·cour′te·ous (?; see Courteous, 277), adjective
Origin: Pref. dis- + courteous: cf. OF. discortois.
Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous. — Dis·cour′wb-a1′>′te·ous·ly, adverb — Dis·cour′wb-a1′>′te·ous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54