oafish
pronunciation
How to pronounce oafish in British English:
UK [ˈəʊfɪʃ]
How to pronounce oafish in American English:
US [ ˈofɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
Word Origin
- oafish (adj.)
- 1610s, from oaf + -ish. Related: Oafishly; oafishness.
Example
- 1. Sinister in appearance and villainous by nature , silas first plans to marry maud to his oafish son , dudley ( who is , it emerges , already married ) .
- 2. But we will never see that glory if we till the soil like oafish farm hands .