un·couth

[uhn-kooth]
adjective
1.
awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
2.
strange and ungraceful in appearance or form.
3.
unusual or strange.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English uncūth (see un-1, couth2); cognate with Dutch onkond

un·couth·ly, adverb
un·couth·ness, noun


1. discourteous, rude, uncivil. See boorish. 3. odd, unfamiliar.


1. courteous.
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uncouth (ʌnˈkuːθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
lacking in good manners, refinement, or grace
 
[Old English uncūth, from un-1 + cūth familiar; related to Old High German kund known, Old Norse kunnr]
 
un'couthly
 
adv
 
un'couthness
 
n

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uncouth
O.E. uncuð "unknown, uncertain, unfamiliar," from un- (1) "not" + cuð "known, well-known," pp. of cunnan "to know" (see can (v.)). Meaning "strange, crude, clumsy" is first recorded 1513. The compound (and the thing it describes) widespread
in IE languages, cf. L. ignorantem,, O.N. ukuðr, Goth. unkunþs, Skt. ajnatah, Armenian ancanaut', Gk. agnotos, O.Ir. ingnad "unknown."
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He showed up rough, uncouth and unattractive, but he did start his law practice.
Even his hand, large and uncouth as they were, could not contain his whisk ers.
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