clodhopping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clodhopping
Adjective
  • And refusing to congratulate his SIL is just churlish.
    Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • An office that demands wisdom and restraint is now debased with churlish impulsivity, rambling incoherency and overt grift.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • This includes uncouth habits like bad hygiene, inconsiderate acts like being self-centered or a violation of social norms.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • Even at a cautious pace, the Escort feels raw and uncouth.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • While the boorish behavior of Twain’s shipmates is cataloged throughout (snapping off pieces of ancient monuments for souvenirs, for instance), his most flamboyant portrayal is a self-portrait.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Orange cats, particularly tabbies like Butter, are known for their quirky and often clownish personalities.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Not so for Monae, expertly backed by a brassy band whose guitarist was its lone male member.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • On this Jimmy McHugh cover, her tone is brassy, and clearly influenced by rock singers — but more charming for it.
    Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This was like loutish English tourists turning up unannounced and urinating in the holy water.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • 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
  • That journey includes a flirtation with steely race engineer Kate McKenna (Condon, 42) and push-back from brash teammate Joshua Pearce (Idris, 33).
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • However, internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Writing the most unbridled, impolite, unreasonable, pathetic rant that gives voice to unseen, unheard parts of you opens a relief valve that transfers emotional pain onto the page.
    Jessica DuLong, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
  • If either of these things had been true, your staying put would still not have been impolite.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Clodhopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clodhopping. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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