DISCOURTESIES

Noun

discourtesies

plural of discourtesy

Source: Wiktionary


DISCOURTESY

Dis*cour"te*sy, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + courtesy: cf. OF. descourtoisie.]

Definition: Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility. Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes Error a fault, and truth discourtesy. Herbert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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