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Definition of Discourteously
1. Adverb. In an impolite manner. "He treated her impolitely"
Antonyms: Courteously, Politely
Partainyms: Discourteous, Impolite, Rude
Definition of Discourteously
1. Adverb. In a discourteous manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discourteously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discourteously
Literary usage of Discourteously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. With Rhodes in Mashonaland by David Christiaan de Waal (1896)
"... me a headache in Pretoria—The gold mines of Johannesburg—I am treated
discourteously by a post-office clerk at Kimberley—Home at Capetown once more. ..."
2. Handbook of Composition: A Compendium of Rules Regarding Good English by Edwin Campbell Woolley (1907)
"Right: If Davis treated Dixon discourteously, there is no objection to Dixon's
decision ; [or] Dixon is not to be blamed for his decision if he was treated ..."
3. Private and Official Correspondence of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler: During the by Benjamin Franklin Butler, Jessie Ames Marshall (1917)
"you have by accident treated me discourteously it is no set- ^'. off that I had
accidentally or even intentionally treated you fi • . tf,\ discourteously. ..."
4. The Life of John A. Andrew: Governor of Massachusetts, 1861-1865 by Henry Greenleaf Pearson (1904)
"If you have, by accident, treated me discourteously, it is no set-off that I had
accidentally or even intentionally treated you discourteously. ..."
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