loutish
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8.3
- adjective
- /ˈlaʊtɪʃ/
- Offensive
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zafio
- Comment flagged for boorish and loutish content.
- loutish behavior
Examples
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Promiscuous use of eminent domain gave Boston its loutish City Hall and its Central Artery, a mistake so drastic it has fathered the Big Dig.
Academic text (2001) -
I thought him a personable young buck, not as loutish as Idye beside him, with a feline, glossy look—if you liked that sort of thing.
Fiction book (1999) -
One would hardly know how loutish they could be at home.
Fiction book (2000) -
When the loutish fellow understood, he told the others.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hmm, okay, sounds practical if a bit loutish, but how does that lay any kind of basis for determining how much we owe?
Blog text (2) -
And your loutish servant is staring at me!
Fiction book (1991) -
It was more than just a loutish display.
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A young lower-class person typified by brash and loutish behavior and the wearing of (real or imitation) designer clothes.
Blog text (30) -
His loutish behavior at the party embarrassed everyone around him.
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The restaurant's loutish decor made it an uninviting place for diners.
Synonyms
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8.2
Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners
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8.1
Behaving in a rude, rough way without care for others
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8.2
Clumsy and rude in the way someone moves or acts
Behaving rudely and roughly so other people feel uncomfortable
Being loud and rude, often in groups of young men
Antonyms
How Rude
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Loutish comes from the simple word lout, which has long meant a big, clumsy person who acts rude; picture someone pushing through a room and ignoring manners, and that image explains why loutish means 'rough' and 'ill-mannered'.