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uncouth

[uhn-kooth] / ʌnˈkuθ /


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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

Some argue that tourists behave in an uncouth, disrespectful way - violating the strong norms of courtesy on which Japanese people pride themselves.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2025

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

Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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