un·couth ( n-k th )adj. 1. Crude; unrefined. 2. Awkward or clumsy; ungraceful. 3. Archaic Foreign; unfamiliar. [Middle English, unknown, strange, from Old English unc  th : un-, not; see un-1 + cth, known; see gn - in Indo-European roots.]un·couth ly adv.un·couth ness n. |
uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ]
adj
lacking in good manners, refinement, or grace
[Old English uncūth, from un-1 + cūth familiar; related to Old High German kund known, Old Norse kunnr]
uncouthly adv
uncouthness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  uncouth - lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?" |
uncouth
adjective coarse, rough, gross, awkward, crude, rude, clumsy, vulgar, rustic, barbaric, unseemly, ungainly, boorish, gawky, unrefined, loutish, graceless, uncultivated, uncivilized, clownish, oafish, ill-mannered, lubberly that oafish, uncouth person
elegant, refined, cultivated, graceful, civilized, courteous, seemly, well-mannered
elegant, refined, cultivated, graceful, civilized, courteous, seemly, well-mannered
Translations
uncouth
adj person → ungehobelt, ordinär; behaviour → unflätig, ungehobelt; manners → ungeschliffen, ungehobelt; expression, word → unflätig, unfein; it’s very uncouth to eat with your hands → es ist sehr unfein, mit den Fingern zu essen
uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ] adj (old) → maleducato/a, rozzo/a, villano/a
uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ] adj (old) → maleducato/a, rozzo/a, villano/a
uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ] adj (old) → maleducato/a, rozzo/a, villano/a
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