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

Word definitions for ungraciousness in dictionaries

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

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

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 ...

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.