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    uncouth
    /ʌnˈkuːθ/

    adjective

    • 1. lacking good manners, refinement, or grace: "he is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time"
    • 2. (of a place) wild, remote, or spartan: archaic "his uncouth cell in Fleet prison"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNCOUTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. disapproving uk / ʌnˈkuːθ / us / ʌnˈkuːθ / Add to word list. behaving in a rude, unpleasant way: She thought he was loud-mouthed and uncouth. Synonyms. coarse (RUDE) common. vulgar (RUDE) disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not polite. rude He made a rude remark about the staff.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › uncouthUncouth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UNCOUTH is awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude. How to use uncouth in a sentence. History of Uncouth: From Unfamiliar to Outlandish

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNCOUTH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. disapproving us / ʌnˈkuːθ / uk / ʌnˈkuːθ / Add to word list. behaving in a rude, unpleasant way: She thought he was loud-mouthed and uncouth. Synonyms. coarse (RUDE) common. vulgar (RUDE) disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not polite. rude He made a rude remark about the staff.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNCOUTH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. If you describe a person as uncouth, you mean that their behaviour is rude, noisy, and unpleasant. [disapproval] ...that oafish, uncouth person. Synonyms: coarse, rough, gross, awkward More Synonyms of uncouth. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD frequency band.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › uncouthUncouth - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When you're at a fancy dinner party, if you burp after you eat, use your fingers to spread butter on your bread, and hang spoons from your nose, people will probably say you are uncouth, meaning vulgar and ill-mannered.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › uncouthUncouth - definition of uncouth by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. lacking manners or grace; clumsy; oafish. 2. rude, uncivil, or boorish: uncouth language. 3. strange and ungraceful in appearance or form. [before 900; Middle English: unfamiliar, unknown; Old English uncūth = un- un- 1 + cūth known, c. Old High German chund, Old Norse kunnr; orig. past participle of can 1] un•couth′ly, adv.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishuncouth adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of uncouth adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › uncouth_adjuncouth, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the word uncouth mean? There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word uncouth, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishUNCOUTH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    UNCOUTH definition: behaving in a rude, unpleasant way. Learn more.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › uncouthUncouth Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    UNCOUTH meaning: behaving in a rude way not polite or socially acceptable.