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 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.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Vance’s tone was loutish in the distinctive, and tiresome, Trump way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 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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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
Vance’s tone was loutish in the distinctive, and tiresome, Trump way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 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
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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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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Most big comedy shows at the fest had a strict no cellphones policy, Seinfeld was content with just reminding us that our friends are all sick of our stupid cellphone videos.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Don’t eat stupid food, don’t do music in the background.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 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
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Some of the reaction to his death was also classless.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Communism, in its traditional definition, describes a system in which private property is abolished and the means of production are collectively owned, with the goal of creating a classless society.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Loutish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loutish. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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