couth
9.9
Polite and well-mannered, often said jokingly
- adjective
- /kuːθ/
- Informal
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refinado
- With his couth demeanor, he navigated the cocktail party with ease and charm.
Examples
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It's very suave and very couth.
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It doesn't necessarily listen to the relatively small part of my brain that tells me to be graceful, be still in a moment, be couth.
Blog text (18) -
Yeah, so like, they'll know if you're trying to, like, form a couth and get out.
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If only I could live off the ice cream money, safe and insured, unshaven and couth these yeses.
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Despite his rough appearance, he surprised everyone with his couth behavior at the formal dinner.
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Her couth remarks during the meeting impressed the clients and made a positive impression.
Antonyms
How Refined
Surface Forms
couth positive
Etymology
Couth comes from an old English word cūþ meaning 'known', which is like the words 'know' and 'could'. It later came back as the opposite of uncouth, so couth now means 'refined' or 'well-mannered'.