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boorish

adjective

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
B
Ends with
H
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈbʊəɹɪʃ

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Definitions

adjective

  1. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

    “was boorish and insensitive”

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Example Sentences

was boorish and insensitive
the loutish manners of a bully
her stupid oafish husband
aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude

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