boorish

[boor-ish] / ˈbʊər ɪʃ /

ADJECTIVE

crude, awkward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barbaric churlish coarse impolite rude tasteless uncivilized vulgar

WEAK

bad-mannered bearish cantankerous cloddish clodhopping clownish clumsy countrified gross gruff ill-bred ill-mannered inurbane loud loutish lowbred oafish ornery out of line out-of-order provincial rough rustic swinish ugly uncouth uncultured uneducated ungracious unpoised unpolished unrefined

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delicate gentle kind mannerly nice pleasant polished polite refined smooth sophisticated

WEAK

charming cultured

Example Sentences

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I refer, of course, to the boorish crowd at the Ryder Cup—and the extended aftermath of the antisocial behavior witnessed at Bethpage Black last weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

He later took on recurring roles in CBS's The Good Wife and spin-off The Good Fight, as boorish law partner Howard Lyman, and FX's Rescue Me, as New York fire station chief Sidney Feinberg.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

Dwane Walcott’s “Mitch,” as he is known to friends, has a diffidence that in Blanche’s eyes makes him seem almost gentlemanly among Stanley’s boorish friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Joe is sometimes boorish and clueless about her needs and priorities.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

I meant it to seem witty, but the words seemed to turn boorish as soon as they left my mouth.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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