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Webster 1913 Edition
Uncouth
Un-couth′
(ŭn-koōth′)
, Adj.
1.
Unknown.
[Obs.]
“This uncouth errand.” Milton.
To leave the good that I had in hand,
In hope of better that was
In hope of better that was
uncouth
. Spenser.
2.
Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant.
[Obs.]
Harness . . . so
uncouth
and so rich. Chaucer.
3.
Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish;
“Uncouth in guise and gesture.” as,
. uncouth
mannersI. Taylor.
I am surprised with an
uncouth
fear. Shakespeare
Thus sang the
uncouth
swain. Milton.
Syn. – See
– Awkward
. Un-couth′ly
, adv.
Un-couth′ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Uncouth
UNCOUTH
,Adj.
Odd; strange; unusual; not rendered pleasing by familiarity; as an uncouth phrase or expression; uncouth manners; uncouth dress.
Definition 2024
uncouth
uncouth
English
Adjective
uncouth (comparative uncouther or more uncouth, superlative uncouthest or most uncouth)
- (archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
- 1819: Washington Irving, The Sketch Book (The Voyage)
- There was a delicious sensation of mingled security and awe with which I looked down, from my giddy height, on the monsters of the deep at their uncouth gambols.
- 1819: Washington Irving, The Sketch Book (The Voyage)
- Clumsy, awkward.
- Unrefined, crude.
- 1699, Samuel Garth, The Dispensary, Canto IV, line 204:
- Harsh words, though pertinent, uncouth appear:
None please the fancy, who offend the ear.
- Harsh words, though pertinent, uncouth appear:
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
unfamiliar, strange, foreign
clumsy, awkward
unrefined, crude