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loutishness

loutishness

1 8.8
Behavior that is rude and aggressive and shocks other people
  • noun
  • /ˈlaʊtɪʃnəs/
  • Offensive
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  • His loutishness made it difficult for him to keep friends, as people were put off by his rude behavior.

Examples

  • Over time, his loutishness became a topic of concern in the community, highlighting the need for etiquette training.

  • After this, she took up the theme of loutishness again, pronouncing: "A person who does nothing but hammer about upon the most fragile of human souls and sensibilities, who loves a Wanda only to leap over to an Edith --" "But how do you know all this?" I asked.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The manager decided to address the loutishness displayed by the employees during the company retreat.

Synonyms

boorishness
vsloutishness
1 8.1

Rude, insensitive behavior that ignores good manners

includes aggressive, openly rude or forceful behavior
dickish behavior
vsloutishness
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Rude, selfish actions that hurt or upset other people

focuses more on uncouth, boorish rudeness than selfish motives
grobian behavior
vsloutishness
  • Archaic
9.9

Rude actions that show bad manners and offend others

tends to be more openly aggressive and forceful than unmannerly conduct

Antonyms

courtesy
296 1.9

Polite actions or words that show respect for other people

grace
172 2.6

A smooth, attractive way of moving or behaving

refinement
10 5.9

A polished, elegant way of acting that shows good taste

How Rude

boorishness
1 8.1
rudeness
27 1.8
loutishness
  • Offensive
1 8.8
politeness
26 1.3

Surface Forms

loutishness singular
loutishnesses plural

Morphology

loutishness = loutish (transparent) = lout + ish + ness

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness' to 'loutish', yielding the state or quality of being loutish.

Etymology

Loutishness starts with lout, an old word for a clumsy, rough person that was linked to a verb meaning 'to bend' or 'stoop', and the ending -ishness turns it into a quality; so loutishness means the state of being rude, rough and uncivil.