boorish
pronunciation
How to pronounce boorish in British English:
UK [ˈbʊərɪʃ]
How to pronounce boorish in American English:
US [ˈbʊrɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
Word Origin
- boorish (adj.)
- 1560s, from boor (n.) + -ish. Related: Boorishly; boorishness.
Example
- 1. To refuse an honor offered seems boorish , unconvivial , pretentious .
- 2. A boorish and brutish strong man literally buys a happy but mentally incompetent lass from her impoverished mother to serve as his clown , cook and concubine .
- 3. Over the past few months , kanye has intermittently tried to flush away his rep as a boorish egoist in interviews and on twitter , which is , fortunately , impossible .
- 4. Here , davis appears to be mimicking gervais as the office 's david brent , boorish and unable to read social cues or exhibit any sense of empathy .
- 5. Whereas the qassam brigades once ruled the roost , hamas 's boorish interior minister , fathi hamad , now wants his own forces to do so .