clodhopping

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Adjective
  • But this churlish little spurt from his players?
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • An uncouth mix of stress and chlorine exposure recently left my skin simultaneously drier and more breakout-prone than it's been in quite a long time, and my usual routine of a quarter-size drop of skin tint just wasn’t cutting it anymore.
    Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 1 July 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
  • The doc goes on to note that, along with boorish audiences, record labels were also wary of Culture Club, even though their aesthetic was very much in the early Eighties new wave and pop mold.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • Martin showed that even a clownish gentleman with a pure heart could woo someone like Tisha Campbell’s Gina.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • His theater group the Mechanicals is preparing a stage adaptation of a 1974 French-Canadian film called Once Upon a Time in the East, in which Jimmy will play a brassy singer named Carmen — a clear indication that commercial success is not one of its top priorities.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • Pick Three Naomi Fry on great entertainment from brassy broads.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • And Trump’s domineering, loutish approach to women spoke to its adherents in a way that few, if any, of his rivals could match.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • Philadelphia's mayor at the time, Frank Rizzo, was a brash and brutal populist with a knack for fear-mongering that would make America's current president envious.
    Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Like Alura, Virgos prefer to be overly cautious rather than acting brash.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Mention of women has also not been absent in the president’s disrespectful rants.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
  • Plus, that guy with no shirt was disrespectful.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
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“Clodhopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clodhopping. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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