boorishness

Example Sentences

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I listened to my mother's commentary on what she considered their boorishness and insensitivity.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2023

It is not a metaphor – a symbol for incompetence, boorishness, impoliteness or stupidity.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2019

Foster should apologize and move on rather than cynically trying to profit from his boorishness.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2019

Blair’s Labour government regarded boorishness as a feature, especially when dealing with the media.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2019

He could only hope that the detective's sense of humor would prove a buffer between him and his patron's boorishness.

From The Monk of Hambleton by Livingston, Armstrong