uncouth 音标拼音: ['ʌnk'uθ]
a . 粗俗的,怪异的
粗俗的,怪异的
uncouth adj 1 :
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste ; "
he had coarse manners but a first -
rate mind "; "
behavior that branded him as common "; "
an untutored and uncouth human being "; "
an uncouth soldier --
a real tough guy ";
"
appealing to the vulgar taste for violence "; "
the vulgar display of the newly rich " [
synonym : {
coarse }, {
common },
{
rough -
cut }, {
uncouth }, {
vulgar }]
Uncouth \
Un *
couth "\ ([
u ^]
n *
k [=
oo ]
th "),
a . [
OE .
uncouth ,
AS .
unc [=
u ][
eth ]
unknown ,
strange :
un - (
see {
Un -}
not )
c [=
u ][
eth ]
known ,
p .
p .
of cunnan to know .
See {
Can }
to be able ,
and cf . {
Unco }, {
Unked }.]
1 .
Unknown . [
Obs .] "
This uncouth errand ." --
Milton .
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To leave the good that I had in hand ,
In hope of better that was uncouth . --
Spenser .
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2 .
Uncommon ;
rare ;
exquisite ;
elegant . [
Obs .]
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Harness . . .
so uncouth and so rich . --
Chaucer .
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3 .
Unfamiliar ;
strange ;
hence ,
mysterious ;
dreadful ;
also ,
odd ;
awkward ;
boorish ;
as ,
uncouth manners . "
Uncouth in guise and gesture ." --
I .
Taylor .
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I am surprised with an uncouth fear . --
Shak .
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Thus sang the uncouth swain . --
Milton .
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Syn :
See {
Awkward }.
[
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Un *
couth "
ly },
adv . --
{
Un *
couth "
ness },
n .
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138 Moby Thesaurus words for "
uncouth ":
Doric ,
Gothic ,
Neanderthal ,
abandoned ,
all thumbs ,
animal ,
awkward ,
barbarian ,
barbaric ,
barbarous ,
bestial ,
bizarre ,
blunderheaded ,
blundering ,
boorish ,
broad ,
brutal ,
brutish ,
bumbling ,
bungling ,
butterfingered ,
cacophonous ,
careless ,
churlish ,
cloddish ,
clodhopping ,
clownish ,
clumsy ,
clumsy -
fisted ,
coarse ,
countrified ,
country -
born ,
country -
bred ,
crass ,
crude ,
cumbersome ,
curious ,
deserted ,
desolate ,
discourteous ,
disrespectful ,
doggerel ,
dysphemistic ,
earthy ,
eccentric ,
erratic ,
farmerish ,
fingers all thumbs ,
forsaken ,
frank ,
from the sticks ,
fumbling ,
gauche ,
gawkish ,
gawky ,
graceless ,
gross ,
gutter ,
ham -
fisted ,
ham -
handed ,
harsh ,
hayseed ,
heavy -
handed ,
hick ,
hicky ,
hobnailed ,
hulking ,
hulky ,
ill -
bred ,
ill -
mannered ,
impermanent ,
impolite ,
improper ,
impure ,
in bad taste ,
inconcinnate ,
inconcinnous ,
incorrect ,
indecorous ,
inelegant ,
infelicitous ,
inurbane ,
left -
hand ,
left -
handed ,
loutish ,
low ,
lubberly ,
lumbering ,
lumpen ,
lumpish ,
maladroit ,
noncivilized ,
oafish ,
odd ,
oddball ,
outlandish ,
ponderous ,
primitive ,
quaint ,
queer ,
rank ,
raw ,
rough ,
rough -
and -
ready ,
rube ,
rude ,
rummy ,
savage ,
sloppy ,
solitary ,
stiff ,
tasteless ,
troglodytic ,
uncalled -
for ,
uncivil ,
uncivilized ,
uncombed ,
uncourtly ,
uncultivated ,
uncultured ,
undignified ,
uneuphonious ,
unfelicitous ,
ungainly ,
ungraceful ,
unhandy ,
unkempt ,
unlicked ,
unpolished ,
unrefined ,
unseemly ,
untamed ,
unwieldy ,
up -
country ,
vulgar ,
wild ,
yokel ,
yokelish
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UNCOUTH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The adjective couth in use today, meaning “sophisticated” or “polished,” arose at the turn of the 20th century, not from the earlier couth, but as a back-formation of uncouth, joining the ranks of other “ uncommon opposites ” such as kempt and gruntled
UNCOUTH Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com UNCOUTH definition: awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly See examples of uncouth used in a sentence
UNCOUTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary ʌnˈkuθ Add to word list (of a person or a person's behavior) rude and unpleasant (Definition of uncouth from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
uncouth adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of uncouth adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
uncouth - Wiktionary, the free dictionary It is usually explained as a pronunciation taken from Northern English dialects, which did not undergo the diphthongization of the vowel uncouth (comparative uncouther or more uncouth, superlative uncouthest or most uncouth) bring it for food to thee
Uncouth - definition of uncouth by The Free Dictionary 1 lacking manners or grace; clumsy; oafish 2 rude, uncivil, or boorish: uncouth language 3 strange and ungraceful in appearance or form
uncouth, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the word uncouth mean? There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word uncouth, ten of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Uncouth - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com The adjective uncouth comes from Old English and it meant "unfamiliar or not well known " As the meaning developed, the word came to mean "rude, vulgar, or lacking refinement "
What does UNCOUTH mean? - Definitions. net Definition of UNCOUTH in the Definitions net dictionary Meaning of UNCOUTH What does UNCOUTH mean? Information and translations of UNCOUTH in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web
UNCOUTH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe a person as uncouth, you mean that their behaviour is rude, noisy, and unpleasant