cloddish

adjective

Definition of cloddishnext
as in boorish
having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners the cloddish behavior of the frat boys at the party

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloddish
  1. boorish
  2. loutish
  3. clownish
  4. churlish
  5. stupid
  6. uncouth
  7. classless
  8. vulgar
Adjective
  • Naturally, the media hyped the event as Bart versus Bill, a showdown between one show’s wholesome family values and the other’s brash, boorish cynicism — the aspirational ’80s facing off against the anarchic ’90s.
    Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The Globes have remade themselves over the past few years, going from a model of old-school corruption (bribery, being boorish around celebrities) to a more accountable organization whose corruption now has a friendly modern face.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of boorish
Adjective
  • Every great festival lineup needs an eccentric art-pop groundbreaker and some loutish guys who write anthems.
    Al Shipley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Homer wasn’t fooling around: those who aid the beggar are rewarded, those who mistreat him—the loutish suitors who have long besieged Penelope—are killed.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of loutish
Adjective
  • Its members' firm repudiation of the unqualified and clownish Matt Gaetz for attorney general shows that its members can still stiffen their sinews and summon up the courage to curb President-elect Donald Trump's appetite for surrounding himself with sycophantic boobs.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Before news of the repression broke, many Western media stories about Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov portrayed him as a clownish dictator obsessed with his Instagram account.
    Layla Taimienova, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2017
Definition of clownish
Adjective
  • The British series, which debuted in 2022, follows Oscar winner Gary Oldman’s churlish and disheveled Jackson Lamb as the leader of a team of disgraced and disowned MI5 agents scrappily and shabbily getting the job done.
    Trey Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Asked about these comments, and responding to them, Tiger himself was churlish.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 July 2024
Definition of churlish
Adjective
  • The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.
    Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Some audiences saw this as a warning, linking the societal shifts and movements of people aligned with the left as dangerous and uncouth.
    Jude Reid, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
  • These people could not possibly be bothered to acknowledge anything as uncouth as Christmas.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncouth
Adjective
  • Their classless behavior is almost unbelievable at times.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
  • More recently, Venezuela’s disastrous efforts under Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro to pursue a classless society through expropriations and unsustainable spending ultimately chased away businesses, private investment, and most of the middle class.
    Luis Alberto Moreno, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Definition of classless
Adjective
  • Deadpool & Wolverine was far more graphic and vulgar than previous Marvel Studios projects — but one of its especially dirty lines didn't make the cut.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • With Election Day on the horizon, Elon Musk is leaning into violent and vulgar rhetoric.
    Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of vulgar
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