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discourteous

 
Dictionary: dis·cour·te·ous   (dĭs-kûr'tē-əs) pronunciation
adj.
Exhibiting no courtesy; rude.

discourteously dis·cour'te·ous·ly adv.
discourteousness dis·cour'te·ous·ness n.

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adj

Definition: rude, impolite
Antonyms: civil, courteous, gracious, mannered, polite, refined, respectful, well-bred


WordNet: discourteous
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: showing no courtesy; rude
  Antonym: courteous (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: lacking social graces
  Synonym: ungracious


Translations: Discourteous
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhøflig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbeleefd, onhoffelijk

Français (French)
adj. - discourtois

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unhöflich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγενής, άξεστος

Italiano (Italian)
scortese

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - descortês

Русский (Russian)
невежливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desatento, descortés

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - artig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
失礼的, 无礼貌的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 失禮的, 無禮貌的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 예의 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 失礼な, 無作法な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قليل الأدب, فظاظه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא אדיב, לא-נימוסי‬


 
 
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