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I wish I could get all the discourteous drivers on a ship and sail them away and make sure it's a really horrible, wavy journey and when they get to where they're going, keep them there.
Alvin Martin

Meaning of "discourteous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISCOURTEOUS

discourteous  [dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISCOURTEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Discourteous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISCOURTEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Courtesy

Courtesy comes from old French 'courteis' and is gentle politeness and courtly manners. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the behaviour expected of the gentry was compiled in courtesy books. One of the most influential of these was Il Cortegiano which not only covered basic etiquette and decorum but also provided models of sophisticated conversation and intellectual skill. In medieval India too, nobility and royalty were expected to display courteous behaviour. The concept was described by the Sanskrit word, daksinya, which meant "kindness and consideration expressed in a sophisticated and elegant way".

Definition of discourteous in the English dictionary

The definition of discourteous in the dictionary is showing bad manners; impolite; rude.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISCOURTEOUS


beauteous
ˈbjuːtɪəs
bounteous
ˈbaʊntɪəs
combustious
kəmˈbʌstɪəs
courteous
ˈkɜːtɪəs
despiteous
dɪˈspɪtɪəs
dispiteous
dɪsˈpɪtɪəs
duteous
ˈdjuːtɪəs
feateous
ˈfiːtɪəs
Grotius
ˈɡrəʊtɪəs
lacteous
ˈlæktɪəs
luteous
ˈluːtɪəs
piteous
ˈpɪtɪəs
plenteous
ˈplɛntɪəs
pluteus
ˈpluːtɪəs
popliteus
pɒpˈlɪtɪəs
Proteus
ˈprəʊtɪəs
sestertius
sɛˈstɜːtɪəs
tierce
tɪəs
uncourteous
ʌnˈkɜːtɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISCOURTEOUS

discounted cash flow
discountenance
discounter
discourage
discourageable
discouraged
discouragement
discourager
discouraging
discouragingly
discoure
discoursal
discourse
discourse analysis
discourser
discoursive
discourteously
discourteousness
discourtesies
discourtesy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISCOURTEOUS

advantageous
aqueous
courageous
curvaceous
cutaneous
erroneous
gaseous
gorgeous
heterogeneous
hideous
homogeneous
instantaneous
miscellaneous
outrageous
righteous
self-righteous
simultaneous
spontaneous
subcutaneous
unrighteous

Synonyms and antonyms of discourteous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISCOURTEOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «discourteous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of discourteous

Translation of «discourteous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISCOURTEOUS

Find out the translation of discourteous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of discourteous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «discourteous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无礼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descortés
570 millions of speakers

English

discourteous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفظاظة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невежливым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descortês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

discourtois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Discourteous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unhöflich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

失礼な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무례
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Discourteous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô lể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவமரியாதையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असभ्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nezaketsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scortese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niegrzeczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неввічливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepoliticos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbeleefd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

discourteous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uhøflig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of discourteous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCOURTEOUS»

The term «discourteous» is regularly used and occupies the 55.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCOURTEOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about discourteous

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3 QUOTES WITH «DISCOURTEOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word discourteous.
1
Robert E. Howard
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
2
Alvin Martin
I wish I could get all the discourteous drivers on a ship and sail them away and make sure it's a really horrible, wavy journey and when they get to where they're going, keep them there.
3
Meles Zenawi
As a person, I have never been discourteous or nasty to anybody. I may have stood my ground a bit too directly, a bit too firmly, and I believe I have, over a number of years, learned to be a little less direct.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISCOURTEOUS»

Discover the use of discourteous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to discourteous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Postmodifying Attributive Adjectives in English: An ...
Discourteous belongs to the group of 'dynamic' adjectives (cf. section 2.3.3). As illustrated in (4-04a), (4-04b), and Figure 4-4 (p. 142), it may be used in progressive and imperative constructions. (4-04a) He is being discourteous. (4- 04b) Be ...
Lars M. Blöhdorn, 2009
2
Decisions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority: February ...
See n.*, supra. The section specifies that such conduct includes discourteous conduct to the public that is "confirmed by [a] . . . report of four such instances within any one-year period or any other pattern of discourteous conduct[]." See id. Thus ...
Federal Labor Relations Authority, 2001
3
Spenser's Legal Language: Law and Poetry in Early Modern England
the chronology of the discourteous knight's episode pursues Sanglier's precedent quite closely. Travelling through the forest with his lady, the discourteous knight comes upon Priscilla sitting with her lover Aladine; thereupon the discourteous ...
Andrew Zurcher, 2007
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Investigating Etiology and Pedagogy: Two Cases of ...
tantrum 10/03/06 – (PM) eating/littering, rude/discourteous: when told not to eat on the van he started screaming and yelling. “You are upsetting me” and “I have Tourette's!” 10/04/06 – (PM) rude/discourteous, the bus driver was playing the ...
Mark Evan Stanley, 2008
5
The Myth of Sisyphus: Renaissance Theories of Human ...
Sir Calidore believes that the chivalric "law of armes" through which the warrior- hero maintains a semblance of hierarchical class order has been broken (VI, ii, 7) . Tristram explains that the discourteous knight was shamefully abusing a lady.
Elliott M. Simon, 2007
6
Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, Solutions ...
Families and friends of patients - Desire prompt and effective treatment, serviceoriented mentality of staff and personnel, convenience of visits to the facility. a) Health care - Incorrect results from laboratory test, incorrect diagnosis, discourteous ...
Amitava Mitra, 2012
7
Traffic and Transport Psychology: Theory and Application
Standard deviation in brackets. An ANOVA found that participants from secondary urban areas reported significantly lower levels of anger for traffic obstructions (p < 0.01), police presence (p < 0.001), discourteous driving (p < 0.01) and illegal ...
Geoffrey Underwood, 2005
8
The World's Most Famous Court Trial: Tennessee Evolution ...
myself to the court, I expressed myself toward him in a rather discourteous manner I feel. I meant at the time to be emphatic, but I did not mean to be discourteous. The least that one lawyer can do toward another that is in his attitude toward ...
‎1925
9
Andreas Capellanus, Scholasticism, and the Courtly Tradition
Case XVI of the Love Cases qualifies as discourteous the behavior of a lady who accepts the love suit of a man originally en- gaged as go-between for another ( DA 2.7.38 [264]). In the Arthurian tale the Briton knight tells the doorkeeper who ...
Don A. Monson, 2005
10
The Rotarian
She may be discourteous, she will make mistakes, and sometimes will not answer the telephone as quickly as you would like; but generally you will find her courteous, accurate and rapid in the handling of her work. A telephone company is ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCOURTEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term discourteous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Joining Jack fury at Commons speaker - Wigan Today
It is discourteous to the house to be long-winded especially when exhorted not to be.” When Mr Mulholland then tried to make a point as to why ... «Wigan Today, Jul 15»
2
LETTER: Resident 'horrified by the revised City Council Meeting …
Would their legal opinion now be classified as “discourteous and inflammatory?” In addition, banning references to councilmembers past ... «The B-Town Blog, Jul 15»
3
Bicyclists have a right to the road
That's both discourteous and dangerous. They're supposed to warn you that they're approaching and to let you know which side they're using ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
4
Attorneys Want Fort Smith Boss Removed From Lawsuit
... transgressions and counseling, being disrespectful and discourteous toward McCabe and disciplining her without proper documentation. «Times Record, Jul 15»
5
Editorial - Public pressure can tone down 'legal' speech
#Associate Chief Justice Charles Johnson wrote in the majority opinion, that while the words “may have been disrespectful, discourteous and ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Jul 15»
6
Before you get steamed, sit down and read this book
No, it doesn't do anything to get bad drivers and discourteous drivers off the roads, but it suggests sharing the road, loosening your grip, ... «Rio Rancho Observer, Jul 15»
7
JSC complaint over 'rude judge'
... Kathy Satchwell for what it describes as her “discourteous, undignified, racist, sexist and discriminatory” attack on the City of Johannesburg. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
8
How many goals could Phil Kessel score with Penguins? (Trending …
No one wants to paint it that way because he was in some ways discourteous to the local media (i.e. he didn't put up with their BS), and he was ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
9
Jason Whitlock still believes Serena and Venus Williams' matches …
That's so discourteous to both sisters that it's galling — an ignorant statement by someone who probably watches the sport peripherally, at best. «For The Win, Jul 15»
10
Local Law Enforcement Making First Friday and Fourth of July Safe
So the fireworks itself might not be illegal, but you don't want to keep your neighbors up and be discourteous,” said Lieutenant Blanchard. «WJBF-TV, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Discourteous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/discourteous>. May 2024 ».
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