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bounderish

bounderish

9.9
Having rude manners that shock polite people
  • adjective
  • /ˈbaʊndərɪʃ/
  • Offensive
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  • His bounderish behavior at the dinner party shocked everyone.

Examples

  • Despite his wealth, his bounderish manners revealed his lack of upbringing.

  • She found his bounderish behavior unacceptable in polite society.

  • His bounderish remarks made everyone at the party uncomfortable.

  • Don't be so bounderish in your comments!

  • His bounderish remarks made everyone at the party uncomfortable.

  • Despite his wealth, his bounderish manners revealed his lack of upbringing.

  • She found his bounderish behavior unacceptable in polite society.

Synonyms

rude
vsbounderish
594 1.0

Not polite or showing little respect for others

leans more toward coarse or improperly bold conduct in social contexts
brash
vsbounderish
31 6.6

Very confident in a rude, loud way that annoys other people

is less about loud confidence and more about coarse social impropriety
brutish
vsbounderish
  • Offensive
13 7.2

Cruel and violent, showing no kindness

centres on coarse social manners rather than emotional insensitivity
unrefined
vsbounderish
  • Offensive
1 6.0

A person who lacks good manners or social skills

is specifically about coarse, socially inappropriate behaviour rather than general polish
unmannerly
vsbounderish
1 6.3

Not polite and often rude to others

adds a sense of coarse ungentle conduct rather than just momentary bad manners
ungallant
vsbounderish
1 9.1

Not polite or kind to other people

covers broader coarse social misbehaviour beyond failing chivalry
ill-bred
vsbounderish
  • Offensive
1 7.1

Rude and showing bad manners

is more about coarse, socially improper actions rather than background alone
underbred
vsbounderish
  • Offensive
1 9.3

Showing poor manners and not acting politely around others

highlights active coarse behaviour in social settings over mere upbringing
lowbred
vsbounderish
  • Offensive
9.5

Showing bad manners and little respect for others

focuses more on behaving offensively in social situations than just low culture
yokelish
vsbounderish
  • Offensive
9.9

Not refined and a bit like a simple country person

is about offensively coarse social actions rather than regional unsophistication

Antonyms

87 2.8

Movement that is smooth and attractive like a dancer or swan

refined
  • Formal
4 4.1

Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste

How Unrefined

vulgar
  • Offensive
22 6.5
bounderish
  • Offensive
9.9
boorish
  • Offensive
13 8.2
rude
594 1.0
impolite
21 2.3

Surface Forms

bounderish positive

Morphology

bounderish = bounder (transparent) = bounder + ish

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ish' on the noun 'bounder', yielding 'characteristic of or like a bounder', which is predictable.

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.