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
The main point is to avoid being discourteous of the people behind us by letting the door close in their respective faces.
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Repetitive verbal abuse, exploitation, name-calling, physical bullying, and other mean behaviors that repeatedly demean players are not only discourteous and wrong, but also will eventually take a heavy toll on them.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
Santos’ actions violated the city’s Rule and Regulations of the Civil Service Board’s rule regarding discourteous treatment of any member of the public, willful disobedience, and discrediting the city, the letter stated.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Lane’s complaint alleged the off-duty officers were discourteous and unprofessional and violated body-camera policies.
—Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Repetitive verbal abuse, exploitation, name-calling, physical bullying, and other mean behaviors that repeatedly demean players are not only discourteous and wrong, but also will eventually take a heavy toll on them.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
Santos’ actions violated the city’s Rule and Regulations of the Civil Service Board’s rule regarding discourteous treatment of any member of the public, willful disobedience, and discrediting the city, the letter stated.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Lane’s complaint alleged the off-duty officers were discourteous and unprofessional and violated body-camera policies.
—Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for discourteous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discourteous
Adjective
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To do so would be rude, politically perilous, insulting to our biggest trade partner and just plain weird.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The interactions would last 30 seconds, maybe, and no one was rude.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To compare this with Heraskevych’s plight strikes me as disrespectful to Naumov.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is wrong, disrespectful and a violation of our open government laws.—
Donna Frye,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Discourteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discourteous. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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