oafish

Examples

• All

• You can observe the kids learning from their parents how to be selfish, oafish, uncaring, disrespectful, impatient, intolerant; the list goes on for miles.

  Blog text (25)

• Please excuse my oafish friend here.

  Lancaster Skies (2019)

• The king's oafish son, I take it.

  Heavenly Sword (2014)

• Every time he was around her, he felt like an oafish teenage boy hanging around trying to get a glimpse of the royal family.

  Fiction book (1990)

• He was whiny, petulant, oafish, and stupid.

  Blog text (7)

• All of them were worn down by monotonous years of poverty and toil, and had no one to make themselves beautiful for except their oafish husbands.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I've spoken to the town's authoritator, an oafish buffoon by the name of Sheriff Bartelbaum.

  Princess and the Pony (2011)

• My oafish brother always trips over his own feet during family gatherings.

• The oafish waiter spilled drinks on the customers while rushing to serve them.

• Despite his oafish demeanor, he has a kind heart and is always willing to help.

Synonyms

R

rude

vsoafish

594 1.0

Not polite or showing little respect for others

usually combines that rudeness with awkward bodily movement and presence

I

impolite

vsoafish

21 2.3

Not showing good manners or respect to other people

often adds clumsy gestures and awkward appearance as well as rudeness

C

clumsy

vsoafish

21 3.2

Saying or writing things in an awkward, not skillful way that causes embarrassment

implies poor manners or coarse behaviour alongside awkward bodily movement

B

boorish

vsoafish

• Offensive

13 8.2

Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners

also shows clumsy movement and ungainly physical presence

U

uncouth

vsoafish

• Offensive

10 8.4

Not polite or well behaved in a rough way

adds noticeable bodily awkwardness and ungainly movement

I

impudent

vsoafish

9 7.9

Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly

may also involve physical awkwardness but focuses on bold disrespect

I

ill-mannered

vsoafish

5 3.9

Rude and impolite in how someone talks or acts

also includes clumsy gestures and awkward physical movement

U

ungracious

vsoafish

4 6.7

Rude and not polite or kind

often includes clumsy, awkward bearing rather than subtle discourtesy

N

neanderthal

vsoafish

• Offensive

3 8.1

Behaving in a rude, rough way without care for others

tends to include clumsy, heavy movement and rough appearance

L

loutish

vsoafish

• Offensive

1 8.3

Being rude with loud, rough manners

adds visible clumsy movement and awkward body presence

U

unmannerly

vsoafish

1 6.3

Not polite and often rude to others

is more physically awkward and clumsy in personal conduct

U

ungallant

vsoafish

1 9.1

Not polite or kind to other people

is more physically coarse and clumsy rather than merely impolite

S

swinish

vsoafish

• Offensive

1 9.9

Very rude and greedy in behavior, like a pig

adds awkward bodily gestures and untidy physical presentation

I

ill-bred

vsoafish

• Offensive

1 7.1

Rude and showing bad manners

adds coarse bodily awkwardness and an ungainly outward manner

B

bad-mannered

vsoafish

1 3.3

Not polite when you are with other people

tends to display ungainly bodily behaviour as well as rudeness

U

unmannered

vsoafish

1 7.2

Not showing good manners toward others

also shows ungainly movement and awkward bodily posture

S

slobbish

vsoafish

• Offensive

8.3

Behaving rudely and roughly so other people feel uncomfortable

also implies clumsy movements and messy personal appearance

A

agrestic

vsoafish

• Offensive

9.9

Having rough manners that seem rude in polite places

often adds ungainly rural clumsiness in movement or dress

U

ungenteel

vsoafish

• Archaic

9.9

Not polite and not showing good manners

carries more clumsy, awkward physical bearing than mere rudeness

S

solecistic

vsoafish

9.9

Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable

adds clumsy physical gestures and awkward, rude appearance

Antonyms

P

polite

329 1.0

Showing good manners and respect to other people

G

graceful

87 2.8

Movement that is smooth and attractive like a dancer or swan

R

refined

• Formal

4 4.1

Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste

How Clumsy

oafish

• Offensive

2 8.2

clumsy

73 1.2

awkward

33 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology