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inurbane

[ in-ur-beyn ]
/ ˌɪn ɜrˈbeɪn /
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adjective

not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.

Words related to inurbane

rude, tasteless, vulgar, churlish, impolite, ugly, barbaric, uncivilized, coarse, unfinished, cantankerous, clumsy, countrified, gross, gruff, ill-mannered, loud, loutish, oafish, ornery

Words nearby inurbane

inunction, inundant, inundate, inupiaq, inupik, inurbane, inure, inurn, inutile, inutility, inutterable

Origin of inurbane

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

OTHER WORDS FROM inurbane

in·ur·ban·i·ty [in-ur-ban-i-tee] /ˌɪn ɜrˈbæn ɪ ti/, in·ur·bane·ness, nounin·ur·bane·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for inurbane

inurbane
/ (ˌɪnɜːˈbeɪn) /

adjective

rare not urbane; lacking in courtesy or polish

Derived forms of inurbane

inurbanity (ˌɪnɜːˈbænɪtɪ), nouninurbanely, adverb
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