Boorish
adjective
Rude and insensitive in behavior or manners.
His boorish behavior at the party was embarrassing.
Often appears as...
- boorish behavior
- boorish attitude
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Disapproving
adjective
Rude and insensitive in behavior or manners.
His boorish behavior at the party was embarrassing.
Often appears as...
- boorish behavior
- boorish attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Social Rudeness
Understanding 'boorish' means recognizing it describes socially unacceptable behavior.
Interrupting others continually is seen as boorish.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Boorish' implies dislike or disapproval towards someone's behavior, indicating it's undesirable.
He received a reprimand for his boorish conduct during meetings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
What's considered 'boorish' can vary between cultures; be aware of different social norms.
Chewing with an open mouth might be boorish in some societies.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Rudeness
Understanding 'boorish' means recognizing it describes socially unacceptable behavior.
Interrupting others continually is seen as boorish.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Boorish' implies dislike or disapproval towards someone's behavior, indicating it's undesirable.
He received a reprimand for his boorish conduct during meetings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
What's considered 'boorish' can vary between cultures; be aware of different social norms.
Chewing with an open mouth might be boorish in some societies.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Rudeness
Understanding 'boorish' means recognizing it describes socially unacceptable behavior.
Interrupting others continually is seen as boorish.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Boorish' implies dislike or disapproval towards someone's behavior, indicating it's undesirable.
He received a reprimand for his boorish conduct during meetings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
What's considered 'boorish' can vary between cultures; be aware of different social norms.
Chewing with an open mouth might be boorish in some societies.
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as "boorish, bureaucratic misspeak." Now, it's not that dictionary editors ignore these kinds of attitudes about language. They try to provide us some guidance about words that are considered slang or informal or offensive, often through usage labels,
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Anne Curzan: What makes...
as "boorish, bureaucratic misspeak." Now, it's not that dictionary editors ignore these kinds of attitudes about language. They try to provide us some guidance about words that are considered slang or informal or offensive, often through usage labels,
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Building a Bundle Boat PIPE...
feel like if I build a boat it saved me a lot of walking I saw a boorish pawn over here and I was thinking maybe
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Quote examples
Andrew Neil
British Journalist
During the Blair-Brown decade social concerns - what kind of society we have become - have gradually replaced economic worries. People fear that we have become an increasingly fragmented, boorish, more violent society.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
In a free society, we will tolerate boorish people, who have abhorrent behavior, but if we're civilized people, we publicly criticize that, and don't belong to those groups or don't associate with those people.
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Lynn Coady
Canadian Novelist
Formalized rules of manners were so great because they left no room for basic human haplessness. They allowed us to circumvent our natural boorish tendency to disregard the feelings of others.
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Dan Castellaneta
American Actor
To many, Homer may appear lazy and a loser, but he's just much misguided. He's boorish, sure, but well meaning and, I guess, the one thing we have in common is the pursuit of lousy diets.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
There's a difference between being politically incorrect and boorish. And we've seen that line crossed a dozen times by smart people who've mistaken politics for punditry.
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John Ralston Saul
Canadian Author
The citizen's job is to be rude - to pierce the comfort of professional intercourse by boorish expressions of doubt.
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Jean de la Bruyere
French Philosopher
It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?
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Andrew Neil
British Journalist
During the Blair-Brown decade social concerns - what kind of society we have become - have gradually replaced economic worries. People fear that we have become an increasingly fragmented, boorish, more violent society.
Quote examples
Rand Paul
American Politician
In a free society, we will tolerate boorish people, who have abhorrent behavior, but if we're civilized people, we publicly criticize that, and don't belong to those groups or don't associate with those people.
Quote examples
Lynn Coady
Canadian Novelist
Formalized rules of manners were so great because they left no room for basic human haplessness. They allowed us to circumvent our natural boorish tendency to disregard the feelings of others.
Quote examples
Dan Castellaneta
American Actor
To many, Homer may appear lazy and a loser, but he's just much misguided. He's boorish, sure, but well meaning and, I guess, the one thing we have in common is the pursuit of lousy diets.
Quote examples
Greg Gutfeld
American Author
There's a difference between being politically incorrect and boorish. And we've seen that line crossed a dozen times by smart people who've mistaken politics for punditry.
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John Ralston Saul
Canadian Author
The citizen's job is to be rude - to pierce the comfort of professional intercourse by boorish expressions of doubt.
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Jean de la Bruyere
French Philosopher
It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?
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