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BOORISHNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
Synonyms:
boorishness; uncouthness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("boorishness" is a kind of...):
inelegance (the quality of lacking refinement and good taste)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The manner of a rude or insensitive person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("boorishness" is a kind of...):
discourtesy; rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)
Derivation:
boorish (ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance)
