boorishly
Example Sentences
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But after behaving boorishly, Medvedev at least sounded sheepish.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
When he won the final last year, the crowd booed boorishly – and were correctly chided on court by Annabel Croft.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2019
And the fact that some of your higher-ups don’t seem to notice he courts their good opinion while acting boorishly isn’t shocking.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2019
Although Richards amazingly could now stretch and bend his body into any shape as Mr. Fantastic, for example, he could be as boorishly long-winded and pompous as ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
I answered him as briefly as possible and, I am afraid, behaved rather boorishly to one, who next to Hephzy, was perhaps the best friend I had in the world.
From Kent Knowles: Quahaug by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
