loutish

adjective lout·ish \ ˈlau̇-tish \

Definition of loutish

: resembling or befitting a lout

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loutishly

adverb

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loutishness

noun

Examples of loutish in a Sentence

the loutish bully didn't have a whole lot of friends

Recent Examples of loutish from the Web

Javier Ferreira's Will, entranced by the streets and stages of London, moves from an earnest schoolteacher haunted by memories of his loutish father to a man who trusts his own will and heart.

— kerry reid, chicagotribune.com, "'Her Majesty's Will' is a heady, silly romp that works," 7 June 2017
Zhao is General Qi, who with Hung's General Yu has been mounting a siege on a compound held by an odd coalition: A group of elite Japanese warriors commands an unruly bunch of ronin, masterless samurai who in this case are more loutish than usual.

— john defore, The Hollywood Reporter, "'God of War': Film Review," 2 June 2017
If someone said something offensive or loutish, there was little fear of being hushed or contradicted.

— declan walsh, New York Times, "A Reporter Retraces His Steps Through Trump Country," 15 Nov. 2016
When a fellow puppeteer, the loutish Timothy (Michael McIntire) takes some swipes at Jessica (a wry turn by Carolina Sanchez), the object of Jason’s affection, Tyrone unleashes a storm of retribution on behalf of his alter ego.

— karen d'souza, The Mercury News, "Review: ‘Hand to God’ miraculously funny in Berkeley," 11 Feb. 2017
Beau Bratcher and Alison Logan make appropriate cartoons of Lord and Lady Mulligan, a loutish pair of bourgeois swells.

— theodore p. mahne, NOLA.com, "Tennessee Williams' 'Camino Real' a wild dream that will jolt audiences," 31 July 2017
And Maddon essentially letting Lackey be Lackey only enables the loutish behavior to continue, perhaps next time in October.

— david haugh, chicagotribune.com, "Cubs survive immature outburst from John Lackey — again," 16 Sep. 2017
His new partner is a loutish drunk (Christopher McDonald) with a disillusioned anchorwoman (Jennifer Ehle) for a wife.

— robert abele, latimes.com, "'Wetlands' is a detective thriller so amateur it's criminal," 14 Sep. 2017
Bellows seats us among the engaged, loutish spectators.

— brian t. allen, National Review, "What Is American about American Art," 2 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of loutish

1542

loutish Synonyms

Synonyms

boorish, churlish, classless, cloddish, clownish, uncouth

Related Words

coarse, ill-bred, uncultivated, unpolished, unrefined, unsophisticated; tasteless, vulgar; beastly, bestial; doltish, oafish, stupid; discourteous, impolite, mannerless, misleared [chiefly Scottish], rude, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly; awkward, ungainly

Near Antonyms

couth, cultivated, polished, refined, sophisticated, well-bred; classy, courtly, genteel, gentlemanly, ladylike; civil, courteous, polite

Synonym Discussion of loutish

boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance. boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable.