loutish

adjective

lout·ish ˈlau̇-tish

Synonyms of loutish next

: resembling or befitting a lout

loutishly adverb

loutishness noun

Choose the Right Synonym for loutish

boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance.

boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable.

a drunk's boorish behavior

churlish suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness.

churlish remarks

loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity.

a loutish oaf

clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics.

an adolescent's clownish conduct

Examples of loutish in a Sentence

the loutish bully didn't have a whole lot of friends

Recent Examples on the Web At one point Jan, distracted by Kasia’s upcoming sonogram, is being drilled by his loutish captain. —

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023 McNally is known for dishing dirt on his celebrity clientele, exposing loutish diners, and waxing philosophical about Manhattan cultural mores. —

Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023 Both Steve and Nick turn a blind eye to the way their mostly white clientele single out the token dancer of color for particularly loutish objectification, grabbing Otis’s head for a kiss or reaching inside his briefs despite his clear discomfort. —

Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022 Yet this film’s strong proto-feminist stance, in which two young women seek new, urban lives in Budapest while regularly battling loutish men, proves its biggest draw. —

David Mermelstein, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for loutish

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