uncouthness
Example Sentences
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Seidel began his career in the early sixties, the era of confessional poetry, but he had nothing except his own perceived uncouthness to confess.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2016
“Very mature, John,” he mutters to himself in despair at his own uncouthness as she stalks off.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2015
But uncouthness turns out to have its virtues.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2015
Her friends from Amarillo must be quietly laughing in secret over what Sue had said regarding the uncouthness of the Captain and the lack of breeding of the “Cattle Queen.”
From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Amy Bell Marlowe
Space, illumined for the first time by their radiance, revealed itself in all its uncouthness.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber
