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Meanings of ungracious in inglês

Lacking charm and good taste.

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Lacking social graces.

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Examples for "discourteous"
Examples for "discourteous"
1
That would be discourteous, and I should deeply regret any further discourtesy.
The witch queen
2
But it would be worse than discourteous were I to accept it.
Charred Wood
3
This distant rejoinder practically ends the brief acquaintance without any discourteous rebuff.
Etiquette
4
She entered the dining-room timidly, expecting some comment on her discourteous absence.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 / A Mag...
5
It isn't appropriate for me to do that, it would be discourteous.
Island beneath the sea
Usage of ungracious in inglês
1
The manner of Colonel Armytage was stiff and ungracious in the extreme.
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
2
The manner of the woman was ungracious; but her words were true.
Fanshawe
3
It seems an ungracious thing to say; but it is the truth.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) / Includin...
4
Mr. Greylston still mute and ungracious; his sister shrank away from him.
Friends and Neighbors; Or, Two Ways of Living in the World
5
Bidwell was not an ungracious man; he removed his hat, first thing.
Speaks the Nightbird
6
The suggestion was acceptable: Victor signified as much with an ungracious mumble.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
7
Winterfield spoke of an ungracious reception on the part of Mrs. Romayne.
The Black Robe
8
The visitor looked on with dismay during this ungracious and taunting speech.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
9
The prompt turning of the key sounded, he thought, a little ungracious.
The Tempting of Tavernake
10
I took down the address, but I was most ungracious to Eilert.
Look Back on Happiness
11
But Miss Nightingale took no heed of ungracious words and cold looks.
The Red Book of Heroes
12
His conduct towards him subsequently was on various occasions cold and ungracious.
Life of George Washington — Volume 01
13
It may seem ungracious, but I must take you to task seriously.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
14
He was beginning to wish himself well out of an ungracious business.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
15
Edith colored and looked uncomfortable, feeling that perhaps she was being ungracious.
The Spanish Chest
16
To have refused such tokens of Christian love, would have been ungracious.
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
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