boorish

UK/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/US/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/

adjectiveC2Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,531 of 15,258leans spoken

Boorish means rough and rude in manner. Boorish behaviour, a boorish remark, boorish and loud.

The boor behind it was a peasant, and the word's descent from a farmer to an insult is the same journey villain took. It is about manners rather than intent, which is what separates it from cruel.

Definitions of boorish

1adjectiveboorishRough and rude in manner.C2
“His boorish behaviour at dinner, shouting and eating with his hands, shocked the hosts.”

boorish is a quality.

Where it comes from

From boor + -ish.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

boorish in the wild

In later literature he is known for his acid tongue and bullying, boorish behaviour, but in earlier accounts he was one of Arthur's premier warriors.
Kay (Arthurian legend)
Something that is yabo is usually unrefined, gigantic, coarse, childish, colorful, self-conscious, permanent, loud, superficial, vulgar, snobbish, boorish, etc.
Yabo
The novel concerns a writer who witnesses an alien invasion of Earth by boorish little green men from Mars.
Martians, Go Home
Porten plays the role of twin sisters, one of whom is pleasant and vivacious while the other is boorish and crude.
Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1930 film)
Director Berger made Rasputin into a sympathetic peasant character who was "exploited by the boorish and overly pampered bourgeoisie".
Rasputin, the Holy Sinner

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