boorish
adjective
of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
boorishness
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a word derived from
boorish.
Example Sentences
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A Globe and Mail editorial in May described Hoekstra as being "keen to channel his boss’s aggressive boorishness."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
His boorishness is rubbing off on the people who work for him.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2023
It’s a quirky portrait that has the boorishness of novelty art.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
In Peter Shaffer’s classic play “Amadeus,” court composer Antonio Salieri is driven to the brink with jealousy by the musical genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his everyday boorishness.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2019
Elegance of manner, polish, grace, were unsought and existed only by natural refinement, which was rare among a people who were on the whole simple to boorishness.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
