Definitions for uncouthʌnˈkuθ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•couthʌnˈkuθ(adj.)
lacking manners or grace; clumsy; oafish.
rude, uncivil, or boorish:
uncouth language.
Category:
strange and ungraceful in appearance or form.
Origin of uncouth:
bef. 900; ME: unfamiliar, unknown; OE uncūth=un-un-1+cūth known, c. OHG chund, ON kunnr; orig. ptp. of can1
un•couth′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
uncouth(Adjective)
Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
uncouth(Adjective)
Clumsy, awkward.
uncouth(Adjective)
Unrefined, crude.
Origin: uncuþ; .
Webster Dictionary
Uncouth(adj)
unknown
Uncouth(adj)
uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant
Uncouth(adj)
unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners
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