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discourtesy|dɪsˈkɔətɛsɪ, -ˈkɜː-|
[f. dis- 9 + courtesy, after F. discourtoisie (Cotgr.), earlier des- (15th c. in Hatz.-Darm.); cf. It. discortesia (Florio), Sp. descortesia (Minsheu).]
The opposite of courtesy; rude or uncivil behaviour; incivility; an instance of this.
1555Eden Decades 252 Mee thynke it shulde seeme a great discurtesie if I shuld not shewe yowe all that I knowe. 1599Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 154 Some jealousies and discurtesies passed lately betweene them and the Pope. 1611Shakes. Cymb. ii. iii. 101, I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie to your best kindnesse. 1670Eachard Cont. Clergy 16 Such pretended favours and kindnesses, as these, are the most right down discourtesies in the world. 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 78 Ample apologies were therefore made for the discourtesy. 1859Tennyson Idylls, Lancelot & Elaine 968, I pray you, use some rough discourtesy To blunt or break her passion. 1866Mrs. Stowe Lit. Foxes 100 (heading) Discourteousness..I think one of the greatest destroyers of domestic peace is Discourtesy. |
