Definition of BOORISH

Examples of boorish in a Sentence

boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants

Recent Examples of boorish from the Web

For the last fortnight, Trump has presented himself to the world as the caricature of the ugly American: loud, boorish and ill-informed.

— dana milbank, chicagotribune.com, "Trump demeans his country and mocks the world", 3 June 2017
Simon Pegg bumbles his way through celebrity culture as a boorish British writer hired by a swanky magazine to cover Manhattan’s glitterati.

— hugh hart, WIRED, "Movies: In Theaters This Week (Oct. 3)", 2 Oct. 2008

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Origin and Etymology of boorish

see boor

First Known Use: 1562

boorish Synonyms

Synonyms

clownish, churlish, classless, cloddish, loutish, uncouth

Near Antonyms

couth, cultivated, polished, refined, sophisticated, well-bred; classy, courtly, genteel, gentlemanly, ladylike; civil, courteous, polite

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. a drunk's boorish behavior churlish suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness. churlish remarks loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity. a loutish oaf clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics. an adolescent's clownish conduct

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