loutish

lout·ish

adj \ˈlau̇-tish\

Definition of LOUTISH

: resembling or befitting a lout

— lout·ish·ly adverb

— lout·ish·ness noun

Examples of LOUTISH

1. <the loutish bully didn't have a whole lot of friends>

First Known Use of LOUTISH

1542

Related to LOUTISH

Synonyms: boorish, churlish, classless, cloddish, clownish, 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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See Synonym Discussion at boorish

Rhymes with LOUTISH

stoutish