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uncouth

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un·couth  (n-kth)
adj.
1. Crude; unrefined.
2. Awkward or clumsy; ungraceful.
3. Archaic Foreign; unfamiliar.
[Middle English, unknown, strange, from Old English uncth : un-, not; see un-1 + cth, known; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]
un·couthly adv.
un·couthness n.
uncouth
Adjective
lacking in good manners, refinement, or grace [Old English un- not + cūth familiar]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uncouthuncouth - 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"
rough-cut, vulgar, coarse, common
unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
Translations
uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ] adj → grosero, inculto
uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ] adj → grossier/ière, fruste
uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ] adj [person, behaviour] → ungehobelt
uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ] adj → maleducato/a, grossolano/a.


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