loutish

[ lou-tish ]

adjective

1. like or characteristic of a lout; awkward; clumsy; boorish.

   Synonyms: coarse, vulgar, uncouth, churlish

ˈloutish

/ ˈlaʊtɪʃ /

adjective

1. characteristic of a lout; unpleasant and uncouth

Derived Forms

• ˈloutishness, noun
• ˈloutishly, adverb

Other Words From

• loutish·ly adverb
• loutish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of loutish¹

First recorded in 1545–55; lout ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Gay streaks are fine in British society; loutish tendencies are definitely not.

From The Daily Beast

The billionaire chairman of Viacom and CBS has settled with a deputy who accused him of loutish behavior.

From The Daily Beast

It was a loutish figure and a singularly repulsive face that I saw, and he gave me the benefit of a very unpleasant leer.

From Project Gutenberg

A loutish person promptly abandoned a lawn mower in the near distance and came to stand by the head of the languid pony.

From Project Gutenberg

I crossed the pavement with her to the loutish brownstone front-stoop of the boarding house; there she turned to dismiss me.

From Project Gutenberg

You are noble and Iwhatever claim I haveam but a loutish fellow.

From Project Gutenberg

For, of a certainty, he was not going to allow Nance to be made miserable by his loutish insolences.

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