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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncourteous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-cour-te-ous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not courteous; impolite, rude.

Etymology

From un- + courteous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more uncourteous (comparative) most uncourteous (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncourteously uncourteousness

Questions

What does uncourteous mean?
Not courteous; impolite, rude.
Where does uncourteous come from?
From un- + courteous.

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