- uncouthly
- adverb see uncouth
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
uncouthly
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uncouthly — adverb in an uncouth manner uncouthly, he told stories that made everybody at the table wince • Derived from adjective: ↑uncouth … Useful english dictionary
Uncouthly — Uncouth Un*couth , a. [OE. uncouth, AS. unc?? unknown, strange: un (see {Un } not) + c?? known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See {Can} to be able, and cf. {Unco}, {Unked}.] 1. Unknown. [Obs.] This uncouth errand. Milton. [1913 Webster] To leave the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uncouthly — See uncouth. * * * … Universalium
uncouthly — adverb In an uncouth manner … Wiktionary
uncouthly — un·couth·ly … English syllables
uncouth — uncouthly, adv. uncouthness, n. /un koohth /, adj. 1. awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family. 2. strange and ungraceful in appearance or form. 3. unusual or strange. [bef. 900; ME; OE… … Universalium
uncouth — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English uncūth, from un + cūth familiar, known; akin to Old High German kund known, Old English can know more at can Date: before 12th century 1. a. archaic not known or not familiar to one ; seldom… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Johnson J. Hooper — (c.18151863) was an American humorist, born in North Carolina. He moved to Alabama where he edited a newspaper and practiced law. He was secretary of the Provisional Confederate Congress. In 1845 he published the Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs … Wikipedia
uncouthness — See uncouthly. * * * … Universalium
unrefinedly — adverb In an unrefined manner; uncouthly, rudely, vulgarly … Wiktionary
