Synonyms

1. discourtesy

Sentence Examples

1. Pious, well-meant reproof requires a different demeanour and arguments of another sort at any rate, to have reproved me in public, and so roughly, exceeds the bounds of proper reproof, for that comes better with gentleness than with rudeness and it is not seemly to call the sinner roundly blockhead and booby, without knowing anything of the sin that is reproved.
2. He had come to offer apologies for his rudeness of the morning, and after a long private interview with Sir Henry in his study the upshot of their conversation was that the breach is quite healed, and that we are to dine at Merripit House next Friday as a sign of it.
3. Robert and I shared a look of surprise at the sudden rudeness of our guest.
4. But these freaks of his guest were not much to the liking of the landlord, so he determined to cut matters short and confer upon him at once the unlucky order of knighthood before any further misadventure could occur so, going up to him, he apologised for the rudeness which, without his knowledge, had been offered to him by these low people, who, however, had been well punished for their audacity.
5. I dashed past Luigi, the manager, without saying hello and hoped he would forgive my rudeness.