uncouth

/ʌn'ku:θ/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace: Describes a person, their behavior, or appearance that is rough, awkward, or socially unacceptable due to a lack of polish or sophistication.
    • Unfamiliar or strange (archaic): An older, now largely obsolete meaning referring to something unknown or unfamiliar.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • His uncouth table manners, like speaking with his mouth full, embarrassed his date.
    • The critic dismissed the film as an uncouth attempt at art, appealing only to base instincts.
    • She found his jokes to be loud and uncouth.
    • (Archaic) They ventured into uncouth lands beyond the mountains.
Advanced Usage
  • "Uncouth" often implies a contrast with expected social norms. It suggests not just ignorance of etiquette, but a certain coarseness or vulgarity that is offensive to refined sensibilities.
    • The billionaire's uncouth display of wealth, buying ten sports cars in one day, was widely criticized.
Variants and Related Words
  • Uncouthness (noun): The quality or state of being uncouth.
    • The uncouthness of his behavior was shocking in such a formal setting.
Synonyms
  • Coarse: Rough or harsh in texture or manner; lacking refinement.
  • Crude: In a natural or raw state; not processed or refined. Also used for behavior that is offensively direct or simple.
  • Vulgar: Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined. Often associated with being common or offensive.
  • Boorish: Rude and clumsy in behavior; ill-mannered.
  • Unrefined: Not elegant or cultured.
Antonyms
  • Refined: Elegant and cultured in appearance, manner, or taste.
  • Cultivated: Characterized by or showing refined taste and education.
  • Polished: Sophisticated, elegant, and confident as a result of education and experience.
  • Courteous: Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • While "uncouth" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in descriptive phrases to highlight a lack of sophistication.
    • He was an uncouth lout with no sense of decorum.
    • The party descended into uncouth revelry.
Adjective
  1. 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

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