as in boorish
having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners
the cloddish behavior of the frat boys at the party
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Adjective
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Avoid boorish behavior People from many different cultures don’t seem to know how to travel, but Americans in particular have a reputation across the globe for being pushy and loud people.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025 -
His boorish behavior was condemned by others silently and did not affect the solemnity of the ceremony.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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This was like loutish English tourists turning up unannounced and urinating in the holy water.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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And Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack in 2013 at age 51, was the show’s tempestuous soul, playing a loutish killer with a quick temper and sad eyes.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The writer might have been reminded of Napoleon III, who hovers in the background of the novel as a sinister, clownish figure.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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Orange cats, particularly tabbies like Butter, are known for their quirky and often clownish personalities.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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Advertisement Man City’s marketing arm at first fretted about Haaland’s reputation for giving churlish interviews.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
31 July 2025
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The churlish comments appeared to have come from conservative activists, or from bots on social media that generate partisan messages, still chafing that Burrows ascended to the speaker's desk with the support of more Democratic House members than Republicans.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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No Broward program can possibly be as wasteful and downright stupid as the Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS).—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
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On the other side of the ledger, Jaguar did a stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement, THAT IS A TOTAL DISASTER!—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Photo : Boreham Motorworks Even at a cautious pace, this Ford Escort Mk1 continuation feels delightfully raw and uncouth.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
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Salary dumps can feel uncouth, and Miller could have brought back a lottery-ticket prospect.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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For example, in Stalin’s communism, monism took the form of believing that the key is to establish a classless society — even if millions of people had to be killed to achieve that vision.—
Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Adjective
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As deadly wildfires raged across Southern California in January, a Los Angeles city official lamented to the city council and others how they were forced to listen to hateful, vulgar language from some members of the public.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Her choice to respond by telling me to 'shut the f*** up' and to 'calm my p*****' was vulgar, dismissive and escalated the issue entirely.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Cloddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloddish. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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