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uncouthest

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un⋅couth

  [uhn-kooth]
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–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:
bef. 900; ME; OE uncūth (see un- 1 , couth 2 ); c. D onkond

Related forms:
un⋅couth⋅ly, adverb
un⋅couth⋅ness, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. courteous.
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Word Origin & History

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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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