boorish

Adjective
US[boor-ish]/ˈbʊrɪʃ/2 syllables
Synonyms: loutishneanderthalneandertaloafishswinish

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance“was boorish and insensitive”“the loutish manners of a bully”“her stupid oafish husband”“aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude”Synonyms: loutishneanderthalneandertaloafishswinishOpposite refinedSimilar unrefined

Related words boorishness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Boor′ish adjective

Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly. — Boor′wb-a1′>′ish·ly, adverb — Boor′wb-a1′>′ish·ness, noun

Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion.— John Milton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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