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Boorish — Boor ish, a. Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly. {Boor ish*ly}, adv. {Boor ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boorish — 1560s, from BOOR (Cf. boor) (n.) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Boorishly; boorishness … Etymology dictionary
boorish — loutish, clownish (see under BOOR) Analogous words: *awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept: *rude, discourteous, ungracious, uncivil, impolite, ill mannered Antonyms: gentlemanly Contrasted words: *suave, urbane, smooth: courteous, courtly, gallant,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
boorish — [adj] crude, awkward bad mannered, barbaric, bearish, cantankerous, churlish, cloddish, clodhopping*, clownish, clumsy, coarse, countrified, gross*, gruff, ill bred, ill mannered, impolite, inurbane, loud, loutish, lowbred, oafish, ornery, out of … New thesaurus
boorish — [boor′ish] adj. like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill mannered SYN. RUDE boorishly adv. boorishness n … English World dictionary
boorish — adjective Date: 1562 resembling or befitting a boor (as in crude insensitivity) • boorishly adverb • boorishness noun Synonyms: boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance. boorish … New Collegiate Dictionary
boorish — boorishly, adv. boorishness, n. /boor ish/, adj. of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive. [1555 65; BOOR + ISH1] Syn. coarse, uncouth, loutish, churlish. BOORISH, OAFISH, RUDE, UNCOUTH all describe persons, acts, manners, or mannerisms… … Universalium
boorish — [[t]bʊ͟ərɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude. What I did was not just stupid or boorish my actions were just plain wrong. Syn: oafish Ant: genteel … English dictionary
boorish — boor|ish [ burıʃ ] adjective rude and not caring about other people s feelings: his boorish behavior ╾ boor|ish|ly adverb ╾ boor|ish|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boorish — adjective we will not tolerate such boorish behavior from our officers Syn: coarse, uncouth, rude, ill bred, ill mannered, uncivilized, unrefined, rough, thuggish, loutish, oafish, lubberly, lumpen; vulgar, unsavory, gross, brutish, Neanderthal … Thesaurus of popular words
