boorish

boor·ish

adj \ˈbu̇r-ish\

Definition of BOORISH

: resembling or befitting a boor (as in crude insensitivity)

— boor·ish·ly adverb

— boor·ish·ness noun

Examples of BOORISH

1. <boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants>

First Known Use of BOORISH

1562

Related to BOORISH

Synonyms: clownish, churlish, classless, cloddish, loutish, uncouth

Related Words: coarse, ill-bred, uncultivated, unpolished, unrefined, unsophisticated; tasteless, vulgar; beastly, bestial; doltish, oafish, stupid; discourteous, impolite, mannerless, misleared [chiefly Scottish], rude, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly; awkward, ungainly

Near Antonyms: couth, cultivated, polished, refined, sophisticated, well-bred; classy, courtly, genteel, gentlemanly, ladylike; civil, courteous, polite

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Synonym Discussion of BOORISH

boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance. boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable <a drunk's boorish behavior>. churlish suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness <churlish remarks>. loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity <a loutish oaf>. clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics <an adolescent's clownish conduct>.

Rhymes with BOORISH

Moorish, poorish