discourteous

Example Sentences

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"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

The film finds sufficient suspense in these negotiations and in Maitlis’s preparations for the encounter, a grilling that, in real life, she skillfully pulled off without ever registering as discourteous.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

The complaint called statements made by the attorney general’s office in court documents to be “contemptuous, undignified, discourteous, and/or disrespectful and constitute a knowing disobedience of an obligation under the rules of a tribunal.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Once there, it would have been discourteous not to break bread with the banker, so Jon sent Satin off to fetch them food.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin