discourteous
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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
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
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