curtness

discourtesy

dɪsˈkəːtəsi

noun

rude and inconsiderate behaviour.

he was able to discourage visitors without obvious discourtesy

rudeness,impoliteness,ill manners,lack of manners,bad manners,ill-manneredness,lack of civility,incivility,disrespect,disrespectfulness,unmannerliness,ungentlemanly behaviour,ungraciousness,churlishness,boorishness,ill breeding,uncouthness,crassness,insolence,impudence,impertinence,curtness,brusqueness,abruptness

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discourtesies

dɪsˈkəːtəsi

noun

rude and inconsiderate behaviour.

he was able to discourage visitors without obvious discourtesy

rudeness,impoliteness,ill manners,lack of manners,bad manners,ill-manneredness,lack of civility,incivility,disrespect,disrespectfulness,unmannerliness,ungentlemanly behaviour,ungraciousness,churlishness,boorishness,ill breeding,uncouthness,crassness,insolence,impudence,impertinence,curtness,brusqueness,abruptness

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brevity

ˈbrɛvɪti

noun

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

the staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity

conciseness,concision,succinctness,economy of language,compendiousness,shortness,briefness,pithiness,pith,incisiveness,crispness,compactness,compression,laconicism,terseness,pointedness,curtness,abruptness,brachylogy

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