bounderish
- adjective
- /ˈbaʊndərɪʃ/
- Offensive
- His bounderish behavior at the dinner party shocked everyone.
Examples
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Despite his wealth, his bounderish manners revealed his lack of upbringing.
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She found his bounderish behavior unacceptable in polite society.
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His bounderish remarks made everyone at the party uncomfortable.
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Don't be so bounderish in your comments!
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His bounderish remarks made everyone at the party uncomfortable.
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Despite his wealth, his bounderish manners revealed his lack of upbringing.
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She found his bounderish behavior unacceptable in polite society.
Synonyms
Not polite or showing little respect for others
Very confident in a rude, loud way that annoys other people
Cruel and violent, showing no kindness
A person who lacks good manners or social skills
Not polite and often rude to others
Not polite or kind to other people
Rude and showing bad manners
Showing poor manners and not acting politely around others
Showing bad manners and little respect for others
Not refined and a bit like a simple country person
Antonyms
How Unrefined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bounderish comes from the older British word bounder, meaning a rude or dishonorable man, plus the ending -ish meaning 'like'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a bounder as someone who crosses polite 'boundaries', so bounderish describes behaviour that is rude and lacking good manners.