uncouth
Example Sentences
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Just because you've mastered the art of not looking like an uncultured, uncouth slob in your own country doesn't mean those skills translate to the rest of the world.
From Salon
One newspaper reported that the male students "followed them some distance, greatly to their annoyance, uttering various uncouth noises and indecent comments, and making other manifestations peculiar to this class of 'gentleman.'"
From Salon
She’s the kind who would never lower herself to something as uncouth as a certain reality show franchise.
From Washington Times
In this year of unspeakable loss, it feels uncouth to recommend the story of a loss that is literally unspeakable.
From Washington Post
“He’s not a politician. He’s uncouth. He has no tact,” Ms. Hidalgo, a financial-aid officer at a vocational school, said of Mr. Trump.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
