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
In Peter Shaffer’s classic play “Amadeus,” court composer Antonio Salieri is driven to the brink with jealousy by the musical genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his everyday boorishness.
From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2019
Foster should apologize and move on rather than cynically trying to profit from his boorishness.
From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2019
The head gaoler eyed him gloomily, and looked pained when Carstares with studied boorishness leaned carelessly against a fine carved table.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
