as in boorish
having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners
a man throwing temper tantrums and engaging in other loutish behavior
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Recent Examples of loutish
Widowed waitress Yvette Yates Redick and misfit nine-year-old son Benjamin Steinhauser remain in mourning for the man of the house — a vacancy poorly filled by her loutish current boyfriend (Rob Mayes).
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
At one point Jan, distracted by Kasia’s upcoming sonogram, is being drilled by his loutish captain.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
McNally is known for dishing dirt on his celebrity clientele, exposing loutish diners, and waxing philosophical about Manhattan cultural mores.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
Both Steve and Nick turn a blind eye to the way their mostly white clientele single out the token dancer of color for particularly loutish objectification, grabbing Otis’s head for a kiss or reaching inside his briefs despite his clear discomfort.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
At one point Jan, distracted by Kasia’s upcoming sonogram, is being drilled by his loutish captain.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
McNally is known for dishing dirt on his celebrity clientele, exposing loutish diners, and waxing philosophical about Manhattan cultural mores.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
Both Steve and Nick turn a blind eye to the way their mostly white clientele single out the token dancer of color for particularly loutish objectification, grabbing Otis’s head for a kiss or reaching inside his briefs despite his clear discomfort.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loutish
Adjective
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He's outgrown being shown any leniency or 'given a second chance' with such arrogant, boorish behavior.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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But some of it is just too clumsy, in particular any scene with the boorish Scott (Patrick Wilson), Eve’s alcoholic music producer hubby.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To even suggest that not all societies wanted peace was seen as vulgar and uncouth.—
Uri Kurlianchik,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2025
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Generally speaking, northern clubs were work teams that fielded working-class players, while southern clubs were affiliated with famous schools and featured young gentlemen who would not dream of doing something as uncouth as taking payment for playing a game.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But Victor leans less into clownish mortification than her predecessors, making room instead for a delicate quietude and sincerity.—
Jon Frosch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Redheads often fielded comments related to having a hot temper, being clownish, weirdness, Irishness, not capable of being in the sun, being wild (among women), wimpy (among men), and intellectually superior.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Thank you Hallie for thinking of me and putting my name in your stupid brother's ear.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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That would have been a stupid question just about anywhere else, but the exhibition was by Laura Owens, a painter with a penchant for trickery, and the venue was Matthew Marks Gallery in New York, whose press release for Owens’s latest outing offered little in the way of explanation.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some might consider this observation churlish when her biggest rival, ITV, was criticized for abandoning the playing field on Christmas Day after scheduling a parade of repeats.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Communism, on the other hand, advocates for a classless society where all property is communally owned.—
H. Sami Karaca,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Their classless behavior is almost unbelievable at times.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2024
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“Loutish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loutish. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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