Definitions for uncouth
ʌnˈkuθun·couth

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgaradjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uncouthadjective

   Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.

2. uncouthadjective

   Clumsy, awkward.

3. uncouthadjective

   Unrefined, crude.

4. Etymology: uncuþ;.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uncouthadjective

   Odd; strange; unusual.

   Etymology: uncuð , Saxon.

   A very uncouth sight was to behold,
   How he did fashion his untoward pace;
   For as he forward mov’d his footing old,
   So backward still was turn’d his wrinkled face. Fairy Queen.

   The lovers standing in this doleful wise,
   A warrior bold unwares approached near,
   Uncouth in arms yclad, and strange disguise. Edward Fairfax.

   I am surprized with an uncouth fear;
   A chilling sweat o’erruns my trembling joints;
   My heart suspects more than mine eye can see. William Shakespeare.

   The trouble of thy thoughts this night
   Affects me equally; nor can I like
   This uncouth dream, of evil sprung, I fear. John Milton.

   Say on;
   For I that day was absent, as befel,
   Bound on a voyage uncouth, and obscure,
   Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. John Milton.

   It was so uncouth a sight, for a fox to appear without a tail, that the very thought made him weary of his life. Roger L'Estrange.

   The secret ceremonies I conceal,
   Uncouth, perhaps unlawful to reveal. Dryden.

   I am more in danger to misunderstand his true meaning, than if I had come to him with a mind unpossessed by doctors of my sect, whose reasonings will of course make all chime that way, and make the genuine meaning of the author seem harsh, strained, and uncouth to me. John Locke.

   He made that a pleasant study, which, in the hands of Bartolus and Baldus, was uncouth and rugged. Thomas Baker.

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1. uncouth

   Uncouth generally refers to lacking good manners, refinement, or grace. It can also refer to a person or their behavior being awkward, clumsy, or unfamiliar.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uncouthadjective

   unknown

2. Uncouthadjective

   uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant

3. Uncouthadjective

   unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uncouth

   un-kōōth′, adj. awkward, ungraceful, esp. in manners or language, grotesque, odd.—adv. Uncouth′ly.—n. Uncouth′ness. [A.S. uncúdh—un-, not, cúdh, gecúdh, known—cunnan, to know.]

Anagrams for uncouth »

1. untouch

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of uncouth in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of uncouth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=uncouth
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Uncouth
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=uncouth
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncouth
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=uncouth