boor·ish (b r  sh)adj. Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior. boor ish·ly adv.boor ish·ness n. |
boorish [ˈbʊərɪʃ]
adj
ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive; rude
boorishly adv
boorishness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | boorish - ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?" |
boorish
adjective loutish, gross, crude, rude, hick (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), coarse, vulgar, rustic, barbaric, churlish, uneducated, bearish, uncouth, unrefined, uncivilized, clownish, oafish, ill-bred, lubberly Crude was the word for him. Boorish.
cultured, sophisticated, refined, polite, gallant, genteel, urbane
cultured, sophisticated, refined, polite, gallant, genteel, urbane
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