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81unpolished — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rough] Syn. uneven, unlevel, unvarnished; see raw 2 , unfinished 2 . 2. [Vulgar] Syn. unrefined, unsophisticated, rude, crude, uncouth; see also awkward 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not perfected,… …
82vulgar — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking in refinement or taste] Syn. coarse, crude, crass, unrefined, uncouth, indelicate, boorish, uncultivated, gross, low, common, tasteless, inelegant, cheap, ostentatious, overdone, pretentious, gaudy, tacky*; see… …
83can — [OE] English has two distinct words can. The verb ‘be able to’ goes back via Old English cunnan and Germanic *kunnan to an Indo European base *gn , which also produced know. The underlying etymological meaning of can is thus ‘know’ or more… …
84can — {{11}}can (n.) O.E. canne a cup, container, from P.Gmc. *kanna (Cf. O.S., O.N., Swed. kanna, M.Du. kanne, Du. kan, O.H.G. channa, Ger. Kanne), probably an early borrowing from L.L. canna container, vessel, from L. canna reed, also reed pipe,… …
85couth — O.E. cuðe known, pp. of cunnan (see CAN (Cf. can) (v.)), from P.Gmc. *kunthaz (Cf. O.Fris. kuth known, O.S. cuth, O.H.G. kund, Ger. kund, Goth. kunþs known ). Died out as such 16c. with the emergence of COUL …
86ignorant — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. ignorant (14c.), from L. ignorantia, from ignorantem (nom. ignorans), prp. of ignorare not to know, to be unacquainted; mistake, misunderstand; take no notice of, pay no attention to, from assimilated form of in… …
87rough trade — n British a. a homosexual lover (usually a casual pick up) considered to be lower class, uncouth and/or violent. From the homo sexual underground slang of the 1950s, used for instance by male prostitutes about their customers. The phrase was… …
88rough trade — an uncouth male in a sexual role Aggressive and often badly dressed or unwashed, he may be the consort, with whom she regularly copulates, of a wealthy or cultured woman: ... being admonished... for her public Ugandan activities with… …
89inelegant — a. 1. Ungraceful, awkward, ungainly, uncouth, homely, clumsy, rude, coarse. 2. Unpolished, uncourtly, unrefined, ungraceful, rough, homespun, uncouth, ungainly, awkward. 3. Plain, homely, awkward looking. 4. Stiff, constrained, harsh, crude, bald …
90barbarian — /baˈbɛəriən / (say bah bairreeuhn) noun 1. a person belonging to a non literate culture regarded as uncivilised, especially any of the ancient European peoples other than the Greeks and Romans. 2. an ignorant and uncouth person. –adjective 3.… …
