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Meaning of 'uncouth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uncouth [ a.]
- Unknown.
- Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant.
- Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners.

Meaning of 'uncouth' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uncouth [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Example in sentence:
  • an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy;
  • an untutored and uncouth human being;
  • appealing to the vulgar taste for violence;
  • behavior that branded him as common;
  • he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind;
  • the vulgar display of the newly rich

Nearby Words:

uncage uncalled-for uncalm uncamp uncanny uncanonize uncap uncapable uncape uncapper

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