: sophisticated, polished
Although they disagreed with the speaker, they were couth enough to listen to him respectfully.
: polish, refinement
I expected kindness and gentility … but there is such a thing as too much couth.—
S. J. Perelman
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Examples of couth in a Sentence
Adjective
he's remarkably couth for someone who grew up in a small town with limited cultural opportunities
Noun
their future son-in-law's lack of couth was of some concern to this patrician couple
Recent Examples on the WebDieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 June 2019
Noun
Even some of Durant’s Warriors’ teammates manifested their artsiness in less-than-couth ways.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 June 2019
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“Couth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couth. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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