uncourtliness

English

Etymology

uncourtly +‎ -ness

Noun

uncourtliness (uncountable)

1. Lack of courtliness

   Synonyms: rudeness, rusticity, coarseness

   • 1710, John Dryden, The Whig-Examiner, number 5:

     notwithstanding the uncourtliness of their phrases , the sense was very honest

Antonyms

• courtliness

References

• “uncourtliness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.