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Discourteous

Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.

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Abrupt 84% connected

Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.

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Abrupt 84% connected

Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.

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Brusk 84% connected

Same as Brusque.

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Brusk 84% connected

Same as Brusque.

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Brusque 84% connected

Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.

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Brusque 84% connected

Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.

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Caddish 84% connected

Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.

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Caddish 84% connected

Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.

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Curt 84% connected

Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.

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Curt 84% connected

Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.

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Impolite 84% connected

Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.

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Impolite 84% connected

Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Courtesy 66% connected

Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.

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Courtesy 66% connected

Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.

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Disrespectful 66% connected

Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior.

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Disrespectful 66% connected

Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior.

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Synonym 1

Ungracious 92% connected

Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling.

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Courteous 94% connected

Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

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Courteous 94% connected

Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

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