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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
un·couth    Audio Help   [uhn-kooth] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
2.strange and ungraceful in appearance or form.
3.unusual or strange.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE uncūth (see un-1, couth2); c. D onkond]

—Related forms
un·couth·ly, adverb
un·couth·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. discourteous, rude, uncivil. See boorish. 3. odd, unfamiliar.
—Antonyms 1. courteous.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  uncouth
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  agrestic, awkward, barbarous, boorish, callow, clownish, clumsy, coarse, crass, crude, desolate, discourteous, disrespectful, gross, ignorant, impolite, incondite, indecorous, inelegant, loud, loutish, mysterious, outlandish, plebeian, provincial, raunchy, rude, rustic, strange, uncanny, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, ungainly, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  uncouth
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  babbittry, baboonery, gaucherie, indecorum, rudeness, rusticity
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  coarse
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Lacking in delicacy or refinement.
Synonyms:  barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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