as in boorish
having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners
I object not so much to what he did as the classless way he did it
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Recent Examples of classless
This type of behavior by Mayor Hammoud was uncalled for, classless, unprofessional and just plain wrong.
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Private ownership is eliminated with the goal of all goods being equally shared in a classless society.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The rowdy responses of the classless crowd were intolerable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
But, for not a single D to stand to applaud a boy's brave battle with cancer, or a man's admission to West Point, was a classless disgrace.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Private ownership is eliminated with the goal of all goods being equally shared in a classless society.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The rowdy responses of the classless crowd were intolerable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
But, for not a single D to stand to applaud a boy's brave battle with cancer, or a man's admission to West Point, was a classless disgrace.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classless
Adjective
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There is precedent for TV personalities having to answer for boorish comments made on social media and on television.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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In her telling, the literature of the past lays traps into which the rich and powerful, the boorish and sadistic, inevitably stumble.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His family and his friends lost him for something so stupid.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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Utterly stupid, morally wrong, take your pick.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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And any expression otherwise is so taboo or deemed uncouth, and we aren’t allowed to talk about it in our art and media.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Those songs both ended with squalls of noise, hinting at Bash’s interest in more uncouth arrangements.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The clownish dance is a Fortnite video game gesture, and involves making an L shape with fingers, pressing it to one’s forehead, then high kicking from side to side.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The nation and the world have long since become accustomed to Trump’s loutish behavior, coarse vocabulary and disrespect for the dignity of his office and America’s reputation.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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The four leads are overconfident and loutish, spending their time drinking, rambling, and clumsily working through their worries about the future.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But this churlish little spurt from his players?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Most of that action is on the Democratic side and the sniping is getting downright churlish as we near the March 17 primary elections.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Since then, there have been claims of gunfire and a drone used to disrupt the center's operations; vulgar name-calling online targeting Seymour and his wife; and the occasional middle finger raised in passing by other neighbors who have also become involved.—
DANA HEDGPETH THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
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The video from a nearby camera phone showed Crow-Armstrong using a vulgar phrase that involved one of his body parts and calling the woman a derogatory name.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Classless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classless. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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