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
It is not a metaphor – a symbol for incompetence, boorishness, impoliteness or stupidity.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2019
As a nation, we have been accustomed to think that a certain amount of roughness and boorishness was necessary as a veil to cover the strongest manly qualities.
From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by Charles A. (Charles Alexander) McMurry
