uncouth
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English uncouth, from Old English uncūþ (“unknown; unfamiliar; strange”), from Proto-Germanic *unkunþaz (“unknown”), equivalent to un- + couth.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
uncouth (comparative uncouther or more uncouth, superlative uncouthest or most uncouth)
- (archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
- 1819: Washington Irving, The Sketch Book (The Voyage)
- There was a delicious sensation of mingled security and awe with which I looked down, from my giddy height, on the monsters of the deep at their uncouth gambols.
- 1819: Washington Irving, The Sketch Book (The Voyage)
- Clumsy, awkward.
- Unrefined, crude.
- 1699, Samuel Garth, 'The Dispensary', Canto IV, line 204:
- Harsh words, though pertinent, uncouth appear:
None please the fancy, who offend the ear.
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Translations[edit]
unfamiliar, strange, foreign
clumsy, awkward
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unrefined, crude
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- English terms derived from the PIE root *ǵneh₃-
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English words prefixed with un-
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English terms with archaic senses
- English terms with quotations
