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Uncouth

/ʌnˈkuːθ/

Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.

📖 Definitions of "Uncouth"

adjective
  1. 1

    Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.

  2. 2

    Clumsy, awkward.

  3. 3

    Unrefined, crude.

🔄 Synonyms of "Uncouth"

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WordDefinition
vulgarnounDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
commonnounOccurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
coarseLacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
unrefinedcrude, raw or unprocessed

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WordDefinition
unrefinedcrude, raw or unprocessed
coarseLacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
vulgarDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
commonOccurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
rudeLacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
uncuth(obsolete) unknown; strange
unacquaintedNot acquainted, unfamiliar (with someone or something).
unketh(obsolete, UK) uncouth
strangeNot normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
unpolite(now chiefly Canada, US) Lacking in good manners; impolite, discourteous.
unkednoun(UK, dialect, archaic) odd; strange
unfamiliarStrange, not familiar.
unwontedNot customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange.
unkindlyIn an unkind manner.
unwont(archaic, followed by "to") unwonted; unused; unaccustomed
unquaintNot quaint.
unarted(obsolete) Unskilled; uncultured, ignorant.
barbarousUncivilized, uncultured.
uncivilizedLacking good manners.
uncustomaryNot customary.

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