boorishness

  • 111boorish — /ˈbɔrɪʃ/ (say bawrish), /ˈbʊərɪʃ/ (say boouhrish) adjective of or like a boor; rustic; rude. –boorishly, adverb –boorishness, noun …

  • 112awkwardness — [n1] clumsiness; inelegance amateurishness, artlessness, boorishness, cloddishness, coarseness, crudeness, gawkiness, gracelessness, greenness*, ignorance, inability, incompetence, ineptitude, ineptness, inexpertness, maladroitness, oafishness,… …

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  • 113bad manners — [n] improper behavior boorishness, discourtesy, disrespect, impoliteness, inconsideration, unmannerliness; concepts 29,633 …

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  • 114barbarity — [n] crudity, savagery boorishness, brutality, crudeness, cruelty, inhumanity, ruthlessness, savageness, viciousness, vulgarity; concept 633 Ant. kindness …

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  • 115coarseness — [n] rudeness, vulgarity bawdiness, boorishness, callousness, crassness, crudity, earthiness, harshness, indelicacy, offensiveness, poor taste, rawness, ribaldry, roughness, smut*, smuttiness*, uncouthness, unevenness, unrefinement; concepts… …

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  • 116boor — ► NOUN ▪ a rough and bad mannered person. DERIVATIVES boorish adjective boorishly adverb boorishness noun. ORIGIN Low German b r or Dutch boer farmer …

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  • 117boorish — boor ► NOUN ▪ a rough and bad mannered person. DERIVATIVES boorish adjective boorishly adverb boorishness noun. ORIGIN Low German b r or Dutch boer farmer …

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  • 118boorishly — boor ► NOUN ▪ a rough and bad mannered person. DERIVATIVES boorish adjective boorishly adverb boorishness noun. ORIGIN Low German b r or Dutch boer farmer …

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  • 119boorish — [boor′ish] adj. like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill mannered SYN. RUDE boorishly adv. boorishness n …

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  • 120boor — n. 1 a rude, ill mannered person. 2 a clumsy person. Derivatives: boorish adj. boorishly adv. boorishness n. Etymology: LG bur or Du. boer farmer: cf. BOWER(3) …

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