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
Lane’s complaint alleged the off-duty officers were discourteous and unprofessional and violated body-camera policies.
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Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
More:Louisville Metro Police Department illegally withholding, destroying records, group says The most common complaint was that officers were rude or discourteous, which appeared on 56 of the documents.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2023
One officer, Mark Vaughn, faced departmental charges for unnecessary and/or excessive force and discourteous/unprofessional conduct.
—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
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Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
More:Louisville Metro Police Department illegally withholding, destroying records, group says The most common complaint was that officers were rude or discourteous, which appeared on 56 of the documents.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2023
One officer, Mark Vaughn, faced departmental charges for unnecessary and/or excessive force and discourteous/unprofessional conduct.
—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
See All Example Sentences for discourteous
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“Discourteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discourteous. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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