Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Exhibiting no courtesy; rude.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wanting in courtesy; uncivil; rude.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.
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- adjective
impolite ; lackingconsideration for others
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective showing no courtesy; rude
- adjective lacking social graces
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Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its diplomatic row between the two military allies sparked by a television show and snubbed him Israeli ...
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Turkey reacted by demanding an apology over what it called the discourteous treatment of Celikkol, further souring ties between the two regional powers on the eve of a visit by Ehud Barak, Israel's defence minister.
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Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its diplomatic row between the two military allies sparked by a television show and snubbed him Israeli ...
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Turkey in the wake of a humiliating and high-profile dressing-down given to Israel on Wednesday after the latest in a series of tiffs, this one over the public embarrassment of the Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its
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It said the reprimand made it Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its minister of fueling anti-Semitism with his criticism of Israel, officials said Tuesday, threatening to spark a Israel and Turkey have indicated that they have overcome the diplomatic row between their countries and are working for better relations peace in the region and using disproportionate force against Palestinians.
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Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its ambassador, a government statement said, an attempt to defuse the latest crisis television series that portrays Israeli agents as baby-snatchers, further ratcheting up tensions Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, saying his often fierce public criticism of its policies could
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Quite scandalously, the Minister, Danny Ayalon thought it acceptable to humiliate the Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its ambassador, further souring ties between the two ... ambassador, a government statement said, an attempt to defuse the latest crisis ambassador when he was publicly dressed down, Israeli ...
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Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its Israeli statements aimed at appeasing Ankara's anger over Israel's treatment of the news agency quoted Turkish foreign ...
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"Israel Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its minister, has issued a special statement of apology for his treatment of the ambassador to Israel.
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What’s discourteous is to expect the host country and its citizens to disown its own symbols at any time and any place.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Disagreement Need Not Equal Discourtesy 2010
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