Discourteous (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Lacking social graces.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Ungracious

Meaning ²

Showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The discourteous behavior of the customer service representative made me feel disrespected and unvalued.
• Her discourteous tone and abrupt responses made it clear that she didn't want to engage in conversation.
• The discourteous driver cut me off in traffic and then had the nerve to honk at me.
• The discourteous waiter seemed put off by our questions about the menu and took a long time to take our order.
• The politician's discourteous remarks about his opponent sparked outrage and criticism from the public.

Antonyms

• Courteous