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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Uncurtasly, -courtaslie, adv. Also: uncurtaslie, -corteslie, -courtesly, -ie, -courteouslie, -courtuuslie, oncurtesle, -courteslie. [ME and e.m.E. vncurteisly (Manning), vn-corteisliche (1393), vn-curteslye (c1485), vncurteously (1535); Curtasly adv., Curtesly adv., Courtasly adv.] Discourteously, uncivilly; roughly, rudely. = Uncurtas adv.(a) a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 410.
Ane seruand of the bischopis … on the cheik straik him vncurtasly 1533 Boece 325a.
Vncurtaslie 1554 Duncan Laideus Test. 169.
Rannoch … vncourtuuslie I quite thé thy hyre That left thé birnand in ane felloun fyre 1556 Digest Justiciary Proc. B 128.
Alexander Symsone … handling hir sa uncorteslie … brak hir bak a1570-86 Maitland in Maitl. F. 318/44.
Vncourtaslie 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 302.
The saids personis that depairtit, wer … vncourteouslie hangit, baith in thair body and goods a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI (1825) 46.
[She] sat doun in hir awin hous whare she intendit simplie … to have remaynit, bot was uncourteslie and unmearcifullie put thairfra a1605 Montg. Misc. P. lii 29.
The facultie of famenene is so, Vnto thair freind to be his fo … For thy Vncourtesly thus keill thay mo Than I(b) 1578–9 Waus Corr. 204.
My son … threipis that ye haif handillit him oncurtesle 1615 Melrose P. 207.
The officiar … is maist oncourteslie doung off his feitt