discourtesy
Roget category 895
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.3. Sympathetic affections
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Discourtesy
noun
discourtesy —
ill breeding —
ill manners,
bad manners,
ungainly manners —
insuavity† —
uncourteousness†,
etc.
adj. —
rusticity,
inurbanity† —
illiberality,
incivility displacency†.
disrespect
etc.
929 —
procacity†,
impudence: barbarism,
barbarity —
misbehavior,
brutality,
blackguardism†,
conduct unbecoming a gentleman,
grossieret_e,
brusquerie† —
vulgarity,
etc.
851.
churlishness
etc.
adj. —
spinosity†,
perversity —
moroseness
etc.
(sullenness)
901.1.
sternness
etc.
adj. —
austerity —
moodishness†,
captiousness
etc.
901 —
cynicism —
tartness
etc.
adj. —
acrimony,
acerbity,
virulence,
asperity.
scowl,
black looks,
frown —
short answer,
rebuff —
hard words,
contumely —
unparliamentary language,
personality.
bear,
bruin,
brute,
blackguard,
beast —
unlicked cub† —
frump,
crosspatch† —
saucebox
etc.
887† —
crooked stick —
grizzly.
verb
be rude
etc.
adj. —
insult
etc.
929 —
treat with discourtesy —
take a name in vain —
make bold with,
make free with —
take a liberty —
stare out of countenance,
ogle,
point at,
put to the blush.
cut —
turn one's back upon,
turn on one's heel —
give the cold shoulder —
keep at a distance,
keep at arm's length —
look cool upon,
look coldly upon,
look black upon —
show the door to,
send away with a flea in the ear.
lose one's temper
etc.
(resentment)
900 —
sulk
etc.
901.1;
frown,
scowl,
glower,
pout —
snap,
snarl,
growl.
render rude
etc.
adj. —
brutalize,
brutify†.
adjective
discourteous,
uncourteous† —
uncourtly† —
ill-bred,
ill-mannered,
ill-behaved,
ill-conditioned —
unbred —
unmannerly,
unmannered —
impolite,
unpolite† —
unpolished,
uncivilized,
ungenteel —
ungentleman-like,
ungentlemanly —
unladylike —
blackguard —
vulgar
etc.
851 —
dedecorous† —
foul-mouthed foul-spoken —
abusive.
uncivil,
ungracious,
unceremonious —
cool —
pert,
forward,
obtrusive,
impudent,
rude,
saucy,
precocious.
repulsive —
uncomplaisant†,
unaccommodating,
unneighborly,
ungallant —
inaffable† —
ungentle,
ungainly —
rough,
rugged,
bluff,
blunt,
gruff —
churlish,
boorish,
bearish —
brutal,
brusque —
stern,
harsh,
austere —
cavalier.
taint,
sour,
crabbed,
sharp,
short,
trenchant,
sarcastic,
biting,
doggish,
caustic,
virulent,
bitter,
acrimonious,
venomous,
contumelious —
snarling
etc.
v. —
surly,
surly as a bear —
perverse —
grim,
sullen
etc.
901.1;
peevish
etc.
(irascible)
901.
untactful,
impolitic,
undiplomatic —
artless
etc.
703 —
adverb
discourteously
etc.
adj. —
with discourtesy
etc.
n.,
with a bad grace.
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