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BOORISH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

Example:

aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude

Synonyms:

boorish; loutish; neandertal; neanderthal; oafish; swinish

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unrefined ((used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth)

Derivation:

boorishness (the manner of a rude or insensitive person)

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