uncouth
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If it’s uncouth to raise in public, I assure you: lots of people are talking about this privately, because it’s getting hard to ignore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
It was classic Alatorre: uncompromising, uncouth and unapologetic in the name of exerting his influence to better Latinos.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
First, however, let’s begin with Kevin McCarthy, who’s resorted to uncouth language as a last resort to his unsolvable problems.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2023
"It was then reported, that a mad woman was in the habit of disturbing the neighbours, by perambulating the church-yard and other walks, in strange and uncouth dresses," the magazine article added.
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2022
“I was seeking you. But I am a stranger in these parts. All I knew was that you might be found in a wild region with the uncouth name of Shire.”
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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