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uncouth

adjective

Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
U
Ends with
H
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
12

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ʌnˈkuːθ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

    “He had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”

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Example Sentences

He had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
Behavior that branded him as common
An untutored and uncouth human being
An uncouth soldier — a real tough guy
Appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
The vulgar display of the newly rich

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