Boorishness meaning

Noun: boorishness

Pronunciation: (bor-ish-nus)

Boorishness meaning:

1. The manner of a rude or insensitive person
2. Inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor

Synonyms: grobianism, uncouth, discourteous, unladylike, ill-bred, churlish, gruff

Adverb: boorishly

Adjective: boorish

Quotations: Lucius Annaeus Seneca – That moderation which nature prescribes, which limits our desires by resources restricted to our needs, has abandoned the field; it has now come to this – that to want only what is enough is a sign both of boorishness and of utter destitution.

Owen Johnson – She looked up, so happily, that I began to reproach myself for my boorishness.

Sample sentences:

1. I forgave her boorishness when she said that she was glad to meet me and was sorry for all she did.
2. She had always resented the imputation of boorishness and lack of culture his enemies had made against the man she loved.
3. We should not have boorishness account manliness at all.
4. He felt bad over his boorishness and lack of little refinements which mark good and smart people.
5. Friendliness comes between the excessive desire to please and boorishness.
6. I shall make him pay for his boorishness soon.
7. She knew that her boorishness was responsible for this serious issue.
8. The boorishness of Chinese is what impresses the Bhutan tourists.
9. We often see slovenly boorishness in women who are rich, beautiful and smart.
10. He treated his friends with the same boorishness and arrogance he had displayed towards his family.