inurbane

American  

[in-ur-beyn] / ˌɪn ɜrˈbeɪn /

adjective

1. not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.

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inurbane British  

/ ˌɪnɜːˈbeɪn, ˌɪnɜːˈbænɪtɪ /

adjective

1. rare not urbane; lacking in courtesy or polish

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Other Word Forms

• inurbanely adverb
• inurbaneness noun
• inurbanity noun

Etymology

Origin of inurbane

First recorded in 1615–25; in- ³ + urbane

Example Sentences

Inurbane, in-ur-bān′, adj. not urbane, unpolished.—adv.

From Project Gutenberg

If either party persists in refusal to confirm, and cannot show injury, that party's behavior is declared inurbane.

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Here is the celebrated passage about “Wragg is in custody,” the text of which, though no doubt painful in subject and inurbane in phraseology, is really a rather slender basis on which to draw up an indictment against a nation.

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Associated words: harpist, lyrist, lyrism, lyric, plectrum. harpy, n. extortioner, oppressor. harrow, v. wound, lacerate, tear, distress, torture, harass. harsh, a. inharmonious, rough, disagreeable, unpleasant, raucous; dissonant, strident, discordant, cacophonous: austere, morose, severe, ungracious, inurbane, discourteous, churlish, uncivil, blunt, bluff, brusque, acrimonious, caustic, acrid, repulsive. harum-scarum, a.

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Impolite, discourteous, inurbane, uncivil, rude, disrespectful, pert, saucy, impertinent, impudent, insolent.

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Related Words

• barbaric
• churlish
• coarse
• impolite
• rude
• tasteless
• uncivilized
• vulgar