Meaning

1 senses
  1. Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

    ungehobelt, rüpelhaft, trampelig

    гру́быйgrúbyj, ха́мскийxámskij

More definitions
  • ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

Examples

6 sentences
  1. His boorish behaviour wins him no friends.

    deMit seinem rüpelhaften Benehmen macht er sich keine Freunde.

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  2. I feel like holding hands now would be incredibly boorish.

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  3. I thought it would be boorish to challenge his identity without warning.

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  4. I was terrified of making a boorish impression in front of everyone.

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  5. Tom is boorish and unpleasant.

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Translations

8 languages
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Forms

more boorish, most boorish
Comparativemore boorish Lesson
Superlativemost boorish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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