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discourteous

[dis-kur-tee-uhs] / dɪsˈkɜr ti əs /


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What we don’t have time for is all the ridiculous ways we allow precious minutes to die from wanton distraction or discourteous delays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

"That would be discourteous towards the Russian Federation," he said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

The panel said he also engaged in a pattern of improper remarks that “were discourteous and gave the appearance of bias to a crime victim, prospective jurors, defendants, attorneys and others.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

Two complaints were substantiated: in 2011 for using discourteous language and in 2015 for abuse of authority, according to data from the city’s police watchdog agency, the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

I am annoyed by those who love mankind but are cruel and discourteous to people.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin


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