HyperDic: uncouth

English > 1 sense of the word uncouth:
ADJECTIVEalluncouth, coarse, common, rough-cut, vulgarlacking refinement or cultivation or taste
uncouth > pronunciation
Soundsah'nkuw'th
Rhymesbooth / Booth ... youth: 11 rhymes with uwth...
English > uncouth: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaninglacking refinement or cultivation or taste.
Examples
  • "an untutored and uncouth human being"
  • "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"
Synonymscoarse, common, rough-cut, vulgar
Broaderunrefined(used of persons and their behavior) not refined
Spanishbasto, bruto, ordinario, rudo, soez, tosco, vulgar
Catalanbast, ordinari, poc educat, rude, tosc, vulgar
Nounsuncouthnessinelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
Adverbsuncouthlyin an uncouth manner

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