A distant and at times discourteous young. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a discourteous salesman. From Dictionary.com.
I have now also been called discourteous, to which he got a looong rebuttal. From Wordnik.com. [The gloves are off] Reference
1970s, but it appears to still hold true Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Turkey and Kingdom call on Israel to halt settlements] Reference
What’s discourteous is to expect the host country and its citizens to disown its own symbols at any time and any place. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Disagreement Need Not Equal Discourtesy] Reference
Yet for 60 baht (just over a quid) a pop it would be "discourteous". From Wordnik.com. [One night in Bangkok on the trail of Thai street food] Reference
China considered Nehru 'discourteous', India 'bottomless pit' for foreign aid. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to PM likely to visit US in April for nuke Security Summit] Reference
"I did not wish to seem discourteous, which is the reason I welcome you in person. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Allies Under the Sea] Reference
She insists she has support from other states but said it would be "discourteous" to reveal any names. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
"discourteous" way its ambassador was treated during a diplomatic meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Powered by PNN] Reference
"Shut up!" was the nag's discourteous response. From Wordnik.com. [Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2] Reference
He never leads anyone to be impolite and discourteous. From Wordnik.com. [When the Holy Ghost is Come] Reference
"It is not my habit to be discourteous," said Sir Lancelot. From Wordnik.com. [King Arthur and His Knights] Reference
Selina's discourteous manner of addressing her she could ignore. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference
"You were not wont to be so discourteous, my prince of bonifaces.". From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
He punishes his subjects if they rebel or are discourteous to him. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Persia] Reference
Garfield was compelled either to yield or be absolutely discourteous. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
Mainwaring gave him an opportunity to do so without seeming discourteous. From Wordnik.com. [That Mainwaring Affair] Reference
Never before had the Laird of Ellangowan received such a discourteous reception. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
Beowulf, like Odysseus, is assailed by an envious person with discourteous words. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
"You do not have to be unkind or discourteous," continued the doctor's even voice. From Wordnik.com. [Rosemary] Reference
I did not try to pick a quarrel with him on account of this discourteous manifestation. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She entered the dining-room timidly, expecting some comment on her discourteous absence. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866] Reference
The practice of sending a card with "Accepts" or "Regrets" written on it is discourteous. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
I hope that you will not think me discourteous but I should much prefer not to discuss him. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
If I go now we shall be the first in the field, and it will not be discourteous to the Roman. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary] Reference
These men had been discourteous, perhaps, but they were officials of the city, on an embassy. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: The Holy War] Reference
This distant rejoinder practically ends the brief acquaintance without any discourteous rebuff. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
I answered them with a brevity almost discourteous, I was practising two or three phrases in my mind. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
He spoke in furious terms of having been attacked by Racilius in an unreasonable and discourteous manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order] Reference
"I regret to have appeared so discourteous; I trust that monsieur and madame will remain here for to-night.". From Wordnik.com. [Orrain A Romance] Reference
The monosyllable sounded ungracious but Rosemary, looking at Alec, saw that he did not mean to be discourteous. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
I regard your letter as discourteous to the commanding officer of this department, and grossly insulting to myself. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens] Reference
"It wasn't two weeks ago you was speakin 'so well of him," interrupted her husband, stung to the retort discourteous. From Wordnik.com. [The Mission of Janice Day] Reference
You thereby do them an injustice which is exceedingly discourteous on the part of one who has accepted of hospitality. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Jim's mouth twitched at the corners with the humor of it but he did not laugh now for that would be discourteous to his host. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power] Reference
He told the valet to admit Vogotzine, hypocritically saying to himself that it was impossible, discourteous, not to receive him. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A connection which, perhaps, it has taken us several months to establish, can be terminated by one careless or discourteous act. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Business Etiquette] Reference
It was unlike her to have made that remark, and just as unlike her to have taken his rather discourteous reply so good-naturedly. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
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