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uncouth

English

Etymology

From Middle English uncouth, from Old English unc?þ (unknown; unfamiliar; strange), from Proto-Germanic *unkunþaz (unknown), equivalent to un- +? couth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?ku??/
  • Rhymes: -u??

Adjective

uncouth (comparative uncouther or more uncouth, superlative uncouthest or most uncouth)

  1. (archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
    Antonym: (obsolete) couth
  2. Clumsy, awkward.
    Synonym: fremd
  3. Unrefined, crude.
    Synonyms: impolite; see also Thesaurus:impolite
    Antonym: couth

Derived terms

  • uncouthness

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • untouch

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oafish

English

Etymology

oaf +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?o?f??/

Adjective

oafish (comparative more oafish, superlative most oafish)

  1. Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.

Derived terms

  • oafishness

Translations

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