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Answer for the clue "An offensive lack of good manners ", 14 letters:
ungraciousness

Word definitions for ungraciousness in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ungracious \Un*gra"cious\, a. Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling. --Shak. Having no grace; graceless; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak. Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable; not favored. Anything of grace ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or condition of being ungracious.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an offensive lack of good manners [ant: graciousness ]

Usage examples of ungraciousness.

No man was ever more adverse to the seeming ungraciousness of analyzing the quality of a gift.

Despite all his ungraciousness, it seemed to me that he was a man of intelligence and could understand a great deal, though he had little interest in extraneous things.

John Abernethy, not a little surprised by the ungraciousness of his reception.