dis·cour·te·ous

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• dis|cour´te|ous|ly — dis|cour|te|ous «dihs KUR tee uhs», adjective. not courteous; not polite; rude: »discourteous waiters. SYNONYM(S): impolite, disrespectful. –dis|cour´te|ous|ly, adverb. –dis|cour´te|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|cour|te|ous — «dihs KUR tee uhs», adjective. not courteous; not polite; rude: »discourteous waiters. SYNONYM(S): impolite, disrespectful. –dis|cour´te|ous|ly, adverb. –dis|cour´te|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|cour´te|ous|ness — dis|cour|te|ous «dihs KUR tee uhs», adjective. not courteous; not polite; rude: »discourteous waiters. SYNONYM(S): impolite, disrespectful. –dis|cour´te|ous|ly, adverb. –dis|cour´te|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cour — cour; cour·age; cour·ba·ril; cour·bette; cour·lan; cour·te·ous; cour·te·ous·ly; cour·te·ous·ness; cour·te·san; cour·tier; cour·tier·ly; cour·toi·sie; dis·cour·age; dis·cour·aged·ly; dis·cour·age·ment; dis·cour·sive; en·cour·age; en·cour·age·ment; …   English syllables

• dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

• discourteous — dis•cour•te•ous [[t]dɪsˈkɜr ti əs[/t]] adj. not courteous; impolite; rude • Etymology: 1570–80 dis•cour′te•ous•ly, adv. dis•cour′te•ous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• discourteous — dis|cour|te|ous [dısˈkə:tiəs US ə:r ] adj formal not polite, and not showing respect for other people = ↑rude, impolite ↑impolite ▪ It would be discourteous to ignore his request. >discourteously adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• discourteous — dis|cour|te|ous [ dıs kɜrtiəs ] adjective FORMAL rude and lacking respect …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Discourteously — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English