uncourteously

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adverb

In a way that is not courteous. Impolitely

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adverbuncourteously (comparative more uncourteously, superlative most uncourteously)

comparative more uncourteously · superlative most uncourteously

  1. In a way that is not courteous. Impolitely

Origin

  1. Middle Englishuncurteisly
  2. Englishuncourteously

From Middle English uncurteisly; equivalent to uncourteous + -ly.

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APA

uncourteously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncourteously

MLA

“uncourteously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncourteously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncourteously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncourteously.

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