uncouth

«uncouth» in Mova's school dictionary: Rude, rough and without good manners; behaving in a way… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (uncouth)

meaning for a pupil

Rude, rough and without good manners; behaving in a way that is not polite or refined. tree →

sense in the lessons

A manners word. In stories, a rough character who burps loudly, talks with his mouth full or shouts is called uncouth. In The Wind in the Willows the weasels and stoats are uncouth guests in Toad Hall. It is a judgement about behaviour, not about how rich someone is.

examples

• It is uncouth to talk with your mouth full. tree →
• The uncouth guests shouted and threw food. tree →
• His uncouth jokes upset the visitors. tree →
• The weasels' uncouth songs echoed round Toad Hall. tree →
• Don't be uncouth — say please. tree →
• She was shocked by his uncouth manners. tree →

note

Adjective. Say un-KOOTH. The opposite «couth» exists but is rare and jokey.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «uncouth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.