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COUTH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used facetiously) refinement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("couth" is a kind of...):

flawlessness; ne plus ultra; perfection (the state of being without a flaw or defect)

Domain category:

humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)

Derivation:

couth ((used facetiously) refined and well-mannered)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used facetiously) refined and well-mannered

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

refined ((used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel)

Domain category:

humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)

Derivation:

couth ((used facetiously) refinement)

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