Rudeness

  • 71boldness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. audacity, hardihood, self reliance; see courage 1 , rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Willingness to take risks: adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daring,… …

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  • 72forwardness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boldness, presumptuousness, impertinence; see rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self confident: assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness,… …

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  • 73impertinence — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Disrespectfulness] Syn. impudence, insolence, disrespectfulness; see rudeness . 2. [Lack of pertinence] Syn. irrelevance, immateriality, unsuitability, inappropriateness; see inconsistency , irrelevance . II (Roget s… …

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  • 74pertness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insolence, arrogance, audacity; see rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim …

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  • 75incivility — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. rudeness, discourtesy, disrespect, impoliteness, bad manners, tactlessness, roughness, coarseness. ANT.: civility, courtesy, politeness II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being impudent or… …

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  • 76excuse — ex|cuse1 S2 [ıkˈskju:z] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 excuse me 2¦(forgive)¦ 3¦(from a duty)¦ 4¦(explain)¦ 5¦(from a place)¦ 6 excuse yourself 7 excuse me (for living)! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: excuser, from …

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  • 77incivility — (n.) 1580s, want of civilized behavior, rudeness, from Fr. incivilité (early 15c.), from L.L. incivilitatem (nom. incivilitas), from incivilis not civil, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + civilis (see CIVIL (Cf. civil)). Meaning …

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  • 78rude — [[t]ru͟ːd[/t]] ruder, rudest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to/about n When people are rude, they act in an impolite way towards other people or say impolite things about them. He s rude to her friends and obsessively jealous... People were quite often… …

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  • 79impertinence — n.; (also impertinency) 1. Irrelevance, irrelevancy. 2. Rudeness, intrusiveness, impudence, insolence, incivility, sauciness, forwardness, boldness, presumption, effrontery, pertness, assurance, face, front, brass, brazen face. 3. Impertinent… …

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  • 80incivility — n. 1. Discourtesy, discourteousness, rudeness, impoliteness, uncourteousness, uncourtliness, inurbanity, unmannerliness, disrespect, ill breeding, ill manners. 2. Act of rudeness, discourtesy, piece of ill breeding …

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