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discourteous

/dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs/

Meanings
adjective
Impolite; lacking consideration for others

Examples :

"It was discourteous of him to interrupt the teacher while she was explaining the lesson. "
attitude character human moral

Related Words

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interrupt noun

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/

An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

"The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run."

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lacking verb

/ˈlækɪŋ/

To be without, to need, to require.

"My life lacks excitement."

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teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

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explaining verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

In order to.

"I saved money for a new car."

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impolite adjective

/ɪmpəˈlaɪt/

Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

"His impolite comments during the meeting offended several colleagues. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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lesson noun

/ˈlɛsn̩/

A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

"In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work."

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others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

""She helped me with my homework, and I helped others with theirs." "

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consideration noun

/kənˌsɪdəˈɹeɪʃən/

The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).

"After much consideration, I have decided to stay."

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him pronoun

/əm/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"Reverence for Him, the school's founder, led to a special assembly. "

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while noun

/waɪl/

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

"He lectured for quite a long while."