uncourtly

[uhn-kawrt-lee, -kohrt-]

adjective

1. not courtly; rude.

2. not conforming to the customs or usage of a royal court.

   an uncourtly lack of respect for hereditary rank.

Other Word Forms

• uncourtliness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncourtly¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + courtly

Example Sentences

In an uncourtly age, good manners can seem eccentric.

Read more on New York Times

With his pale, timid face, his bent shoulders, an inexpressibly ill-tied cravat, and rank, untrimmed whiskers, he was the most uncourtly person present.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

What reasons they could have for giving so rough and uncourtly a precept, is not easy to be imagined: for, however fickle and unstable some women may be, it is well known there are several who have a greater regard for truth, in what they assert or promise, than most men.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Uncourtly, un-kōrt′li, adj. not courtly, unpleasing, uncivil.—n.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Honours were not much accessible in those days, especially in uncourtly quarters.

Read more on Project Gutenberg