as in unmannerly
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Adjective
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Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
11 Jan. 2026 -
In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.—
Greg Cote
April 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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This person was a guest in your home, and her behavior comes off as ungracious.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Refrain from talking loudly on public transport Most locals use their travel time to rest or sleep, so talking loudly is considered highly impolite to fellow passengers.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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But honoring whiteness itself was deemed impolite, to say the least.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Sumner’s uncivil words against Butler provided Brooks with the opportunity to make up for a lifetime of misadventures.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Indeed, content analyses commonly show that about a fifth of all comments are somewhat uncivil.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But even the most perfect Constitution can be undone by the wicked with the help of the bought, the stupid, and the cowardly.—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
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White can believe Hokit said something stupid and still believe fighters should be allowed to speak for themselves.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Adjective
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Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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But there’s value to the subtle, occasional mention of an appropriate insider name, a gesture that’s more like a secret handshake than the work of an oafish show-off.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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It’s widely considered rude and annoying when people cluster by the train doors if there are more people on the platform attempting to get on.—
Claudia Fisher,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
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Many of these terms were meant as insults and were – and remain today – tremendously rude, but others reflect the bewilderment of trying to categorize people who don’t fit into standard categories easily.—
Ky Merkley,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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“Mannerless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannerless. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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