- boorishly
- adverb see boorish
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boorishly
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boorishly — boor ► NOUN ▪ a rough and bad mannered person. DERIVATIVES boorish adjective boorishly adverb boorishness noun. ORIGIN Low German b r or Dutch boer farmer … English terms dictionary
boorishly — adverb like a boor, he behaved boorishly at the party • Derived from adjective: ↑boorish … Useful english dictionary
Boorishly — Boorish Boor ish, a. Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly. {Boor ish*ly}, adv. {Boor ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boorishly — See boorish. * * * … Universalium
boorishly — adverb In a boorish manner; uncultured. See Also: boor, boorish, boorishness … Wiktionary
boorishly — adv. piggishly, rudely, insensitively … English contemporary dictionary
boorishly — boor·ish·ly … English syllables
boorishly — See: boorish … English dictionary
boorish — boorishly, adv. boorishness, n. /boor ish/, adj. of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive. [1555 65; BOOR + ISH1] Syn. coarse, uncouth, loutish, churlish. BOORISH, OAFISH, RUDE, UNCOUTH all describe persons, acts, manners, or mannerisms… … Universalium
boorish — adjective Date: 1562 resembling or befitting a boor (as in crude insensitivity) • boorishly adverb • boorishness noun Synonyms: boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance. boorish … New Collegiate Dictionary
