RUDE/IMPOLITEbehaving and speaking in a way that is rude or socially unacceptable 〔言语和行为〕粗鲁的,不文明的
—uncouthlyadverbadv
—uncouthness noun [uncountableU]
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uncouth• If she knew it, green and uncouth as she was, Pertwee would know it also.• The stamp of the uncouthbarbarian was on me.• The city's elite viewed her as an uncouthfarm girl.• This led them to conclude that they were uncouth, filthycreatures who barely knew how to look after themselves.• Even as she sank, she would know the woman was still leaning forward, great uncouthlump, writing.• Despite his uncouthmanner and four-letter language, no editor is more courted by seniorConservativepoliticians.• Before visiting the remotenorth, I had rather expected the folk there to be rough, uncouth, possibly even hostile.• He had seemed puzzled but intrigued by the clogged, uncouthsketches of peasants.
Originuncouth
Old Englishuncuth, from un- + cuth“known, familiar”