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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
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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But when the nurse saw his uncouth face and full beard, she was afraid and sprang up and fled and left the child. I shall not copy the uncouth language, full of needless repetitions (and, if I know anything of the subject, not guiltless of bad grammar as well), in which my innocent husband was solemnly and falsely accused of poisoning his first wife. An uncouth black figure of a man, a figure of no particular import, hung over the taffrail against the starlight, and I found Montgomery was speaking to me. |
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