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loutishuncouth and aggressive in behavior; rude and ill-mannered

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: uncouth and aggressive in behavior; rude and ill-mannered

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlaʊtɪʃ/

Korean meaning: 무례하고 거친; 교양 없고 난폭한

Korean pronunciation: **라우**티쉬

Example Sentences

  • The loutish customer threw his food at the waiter when his order was wrong.
  • Despite his expensive education, he still displayed loutish table manners.
  • My roommate's loutish habit of leaving dirty dishes everywhere drove me crazy.

loutish

ADJECTIVE

//ˈlaʊtɪʃ//

uncouth and aggressive in behavior; rude and ill-mannered

loutish concept
💡 Concept

A loutish customer aggressively yells at the waiter in the restaurant

loutish rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

His loutish ways shine through droutish days!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈlaʊtɪʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈlaʊtɪʃ/

🌳Etymology

Rootlout
Suffix--ish

Origin

From Middle English 'lout' meaning 'to bow down' or 'to stoop', originally referring to a country bumpkin who would bow awkwardly. Over time, it evolved to describe someone who is crude and ill-mannered.

🎵Rhyme

cloutishdroutish
cloutish
droutish

🔗Collocations

loutish behavior
loutish manner
loutish young men
loutish comments
loutish attitudes

📝Examples

The loutish customer threw his food at the waiter when his order was wrong.

Despite his expensive education, he still displayed loutish table manners.

😄 Fun example

My roommate's loutish habit of leaving dirty dishes everywhere drove me crazy.

The movie portrayed typical loutish behavior of hooligans at football matches.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

boorishcrudeuncouthchurlishvulgar

Antonyms

refinedpolitecourteous

Related

louthooliganismboorishnessrudeness

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