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# discourteous

adjective (discourteous; more discourteous)

«discourteous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Rude; not polite, showing a lack of good manners or respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discourteous/#m1)

### In the lessons

A formal word for «rude», used in letters, rules and the exam voice. In everyday and safety lessons, pupils learn that interrupting, ignoring or pushing past people is discourteous. In stories a discourteous character is unkind or proud.

### Examples

- It is discourteous to interrupt when someone is speaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discourteous/#x1)
- (formal) We apologise if our staff were discourteous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discourteous/#x2)
- The knight was discourteous to the old woman and was punished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discourteous/#x3)
- Leaving without saying goodbye seemed discourteous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discourteous/#x4)
- (formal) Discourteous behaviour will not be tolerated on the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discourteous/#x5)
- "You are a very discourteous Giant," answered the stranger quietly, "and I shall probably have to teach you a little civility, before we part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discourteous/#x6)

### Note

Formal; everyday words are «rude» or «impolite». Opposite: «courteous». Noun: «discourtesy». Pronounced «dis-KUR-tee-us».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discourteous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discourteous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discourteous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discourteous.html) on Mova free.