uncouthness
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English uncouth Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English uncouthness From uncouth + -ness.
- The characteristic of being uncouth.
“In Warrington’s very uncouthness there was a refinement, which the other’s finery lacked.”
“That noise, that awful clamour of uncouthness inexpressible, is the love-call of the storm bird!”