uncouth

UK /ʌnˈkuːθ/ US /ʌnˈkuːθ/

adj 3

Definitions

adj

Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.

If this uncouth forest yield anything savage, I will either be food for it or bring it for food to thee.

The trouble of thy thoughts this night in sleep Affects me equally; nor can I like This uncouth' dream, of evil sprung I fear […]

Clumsy, awkward.

Unrefined, crude.

I don't want to associate with uncouth people.

Harsh words, though pertinent, uncouth appear: / None please the fancy, who offend the ear.

Collocations

ADJ.

angry, deep, rude

VERB + UNCOUTH

am, call

UNCOUTH + NOUN

anything, behavior, forest, gambols

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

coarse
common
rough-cut
vulgar

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

If this uncouth forest yield anything savage, I will either be food for it or bring it for food to thee.

Wiktionary

The trouble of thy thoughts this night in sleep Affects me equally; nor can I like This uncouth' dream, of evil sprung I fear […]

Wiktionary

There was a delicious sensation of mingled security and awe with which I looked down, from my giddy height, on the monsters of the deep at their uncouth gambols.

Wiktionary

There are things I'd like to say but to butt in now would be what they call uncouth.

Tatoeba · #326755

How dare you accuse one of my guests of uncouth behavior?

Tatoeba · #8762077

It may be uncouth, but I love to eat peanut butter out of a jar with a spoon.

Tatoeba · #9453030

Usage Notes

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In some senses, uncouth is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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