as in boorish
having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners
a man throwing temper tantrums and engaging in other loutish behavior
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Recent Examples of loutish
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.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
The four leads are overconfident and loutish, spending their time drinking, rambling, and clumsily working through their worries about the future.
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James Folta,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Mays’ Salieri is at once aghast at such loutish behavior and bitterly envious that Mozart is exceptional enough to get away with it.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
This was like loutish English tourists turning up unannounced and urinating in the holy water.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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
Mays’ Salieri is at once aghast at such loutish behavior and bitterly envious that Mozart is exceptional enough to get away with it.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loutish
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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.
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In New York, an inspiring young leftist competed against a boorish, but experienced, former governor to replace a corrupt mayor.
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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.
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Those songs both ended with squalls of noise, hinting at Bash’s interest in more uncouth arrangements.
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Martin showed that even a clownish gentleman with a pure heart could woo someone like Tisha Campbell’s Gina.
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The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.
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But even the most perfect Constitution can be undone by the wicked with the help of the bought, the stupid, and the cowardly.
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White can believe Hokit said something stupid and still believe fighters should be allowed to speak for themselves.
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But this churlish little spurt from his players?
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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.
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The Avs did right by MacFarland in granting him permission to interview, unlike the petty and classless Golden Knights, who continue to hold former coach Bruce Cassidy hostage.
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Some of the reaction to his death was also classless.
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“Loutish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loutish. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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