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discourteous

/dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs/ UK

adjective more discourteous · most discourteous

Impolite; lacking consideration for others. Kirk, who succeeded Drumright, had an unusually short tour of duty in Taipei—only about a year. Despite the shortness of his duty, he left the impression of being an old sea captain who would have felt more at home barking his orders from the bridge than heading an important diplomatic mission. Ther

Opposite: courteous

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adjective

Opposite: courteous

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adj impolite

Español	descortés
Português	descortês
Français	discourtois
Русский	неве́жливый nevéžlivyj, невоспи́танный nevospítannyj

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@misc{discourteous_2026,
  title = {discourteous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discourteous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}