uncourtly
Americanadjective
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not courtly; rude.
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not conforming to the customs or usage of a royal court.
an uncourtly lack of respect for hereditary rank.
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In an uncourtly age, good manners can seem eccentric.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2016
So after trudging through the World's Fair, she boarded a local IRT train in the 90� heat, pursued by a rather uncourtly mob of reporters and photographers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Princess did not seem to notice this last uncourtly speech.
From The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance by Shorthouse, J. H.
Parrying the home thrust, and trenching on an uncourtly bluntness of speech, he quietly called attention to a distinction which her Majesty had not perhaps observed.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn
The king was a blunt, uncourtly man, and the interview was attended with none of the amenities of polished life.
From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
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