boorish

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The boring — and boorish — parts of that humanity are on display in “Stereophonic,” where there is more control room conflict than actual music making.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

I refer, of course, to the boorish crowd at the Ryder Cup—and the extended aftermath of the antisocial behavior witnessed at Bethpage Black last weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Minister for Sport Anika Wells called the comments "boorish, boring and wrong".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick are empathetic in the leads, while Daniel Henshall is all quiet menace as the establishment’s most boorish regular.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Her mockery irritated him, as did the speed with which she had absolved Major Madu of any responsibility for Major Udodi’s boorish behavior.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie