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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

"You're never sure he's going to be there. That's simply discourteous."

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2022

Over the somewhat discourteous questions and answers of the boat song, Rahel’s voice floated into the factory.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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