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uncouthly Definition


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uncouth
adj
    1. Coarse or awkward in behaviour, manners or language; uncultured or lacking refinement.
      Thesaurus: crude, barbaric, barbarian, unrefined, vulgar, uncivilized, ill-mannered, gauche, unseemly, boorish, rustic, coarse, rough; Antonym: mannerly, proper.
Derivative: uncouthly
adverb
    Derivative: uncouthness
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon uncuth unfamiliar (eg with social graces).



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