discourteous
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What we don’t have time for is all the ridiculous ways we allow precious minutes to die from wanton distraction or discourteous delays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"That would be discourteous towards the Russian Federation," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
The panel said he also engaged in a pattern of improper remarks that “were discourteous and gave the appearance of bias to a crime victim, prospective jurors, defendants, attorneys and others.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
"You're never sure he's going to be there. That's simply discourteous."
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2022
“I think we can agree that you are not dead—though, of course,” he added, as if fearing he had been discourteous, “I do not minimize your sufferings, which I am sure were severe.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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