boorish

adjective boor·ish \ ˈbu̇r-ish \

|Updated on: 20 Jul 2018

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Definition of boorish

: resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor

boorish remarks

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boorishly

adverb

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boorishness

noun

Examples of boorish in a Sentence

boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants

Recent Examples of boorish from the Web

The story of the internet has always been the same story: disaffected young men thinking their boorish and cruel behavior was justified or permissible.

— film crit hulk, The Verge, "Don’t feed the trolls, and other hideous lies," 12 July 2018
But when one of her elderly charges complains of receiving unwanted visits from Vincent, the boorish son of another woman from church, Amy shadows Vincent to discover what’s behind his behavior.

— tom nolan, WSJ, "Mysteries: A Homicide Disguised," 27 Apr. 2018
Ted Kennedy has often been caricatured as a boorish drunk, but Clarke gives him an emotional depth that Kennedy’s detractors too often discount.

— alex shephard, The New Republic, "The Eternal Return of the Kennedys," 30 Apr. 2018
Read More Masters champ's 1st Quail Hollow: No crowds, but still the week's 'best story' Read More What’s the root of Patrick Reed’s boorish behavior?

— david scott, charlotteobserver, "Wells Fargo Championship returns to Quail Hollow: 10 storylines to follow | Charlotte Observer," 29 Apr. 2018
Generally, voters aren’t fond of entitled, boorish behavior by public officials, or their spouses.

— john baer, Philly.com, "The Democratic primary for lieutenant governor is spicier than you think," 29 Apr. 2018
Gillibrand was long accustomed to the boorish behavior of some of her male colleagues.

— jason zengerle, GQ, "Kirsten Gillibrand, the Senator From the State of #MeToo," 17 Apr. 2018
This is the one venue in sports that remains virtually impregnable to boorish behavior.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc on Masters 2018: 'Dilly-dilly' elsewhere – the beauty is in the civility at Augusta," 4 Apr. 2018
The gathering [will] also place Trump deep in the belly of a European-flavored elite that has openly scorned the American president as boorish or reckless.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump’s embrace of earmarks underscores the peril of a president who doesn’t know history," 10 Jan. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of boorish

see boor

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First Known Use: 1562

in the meaning defined above

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boorish Synonyms

Synonyms

churlish, classless, cloddish, clownish, loutish, uncouth;

Near Antonyms

couth, cultivated, polished, refined, sophisticated, well-bred;

classy, courtly, genteel, gentlemanly, ladylike;

civil, courteous, polite;

tasteless, vulgar;

beastly, bestial;

doltish, oafish, stupid;

discourteous, impolite, mannerless, rude, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly;

awkward, ungainly;

Synonym Discussion of boorish

boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance. boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable.