lout

Example Sentences

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"It's possible that their lout of a client insisted that the lawyers waste their meeting with general grievances about prosecutorial misconduct that already have been rejected by the courts," tweeted former U.S.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2023

Aegon, now played by Tom Glynn-Carney, has graduated from silly twerp to vile lout.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022

At light speed, the action zips to Siberia, where it momentarily bogs down in an extended dance-off between a bald and shirtless Russian lout and Sonic and Tails.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022

They’ll go on about how he was an ass, a lush, a lout, and — this is a word used both loadedly and lovingly — a prophet.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

“So inappropriate,” the black-leather lout sighed, turning suddenly fey.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole