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boorish
Meaning: rude and insensitive in manner
boorish in a sentence
How boorish is used in real sentences:
His boorish remarks offended everyone at the formal dinner.
The critic's boorish laughter embarrassed the young performer.
“A boorish councilman mocked Valera's rural accent, hoping to make her a professional pariah whom respectable patrons would avoid.”
— from the passage The Northern Channel
Synonyms for boorish
Other words for boorish — coarse, rude and uncivil — carry the same meaning.
- coarse
- rude
- uncivil
Antonyms of boorish
Words that mean the opposite of boorish:
- courteous
- polite
- refined
Where it comes from
From boor, derived from Dutch boer, meaning 'farmer.'
Memory hook
A BOOR lacks manners, so rude behavior is BOORISH.