Definition of uncouth Uncouth

/ʌˈnkuˈθ/ - [unkuth] - un•couth

We found 9 definitions of uncouth from 5 different sources.

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What does uncouth mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

uncouth - lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "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"
  coarse, common, rough-cut, vulgar
  unrefined (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • uncouth (a.)
    Unknown.
  • uncouth (a.)
    Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant.
  • uncouth (a.)
    Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • uncouth
    un-kōōth′, adj. awkward, ungraceful, esp. in manners or language, grotesque, odd.—adv. Uncouth′ly.—n. Uncouth′ness. [A.S. uncúdhun-, not, cúdh, gecúdh, known—cunnan, to know.]

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  • uncouth, adjective.

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