uncouth
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If it’s uncouth to raise in public, I assure you: lots of people are talking about this privately, because it’s getting hard to ignore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
First, however, let’s begin with Kevin McCarthy, who’s resorted to uncouth language as a last resort to his unsolvable problems.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2023
Because of the class associations, mullets were considered uncouth and undesirable for most of my lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022
That visit will go down in history as one of the most awkward, uncouth public appearances by a world leader in modern memory.
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2022
His voice was deep and guttural, yet to Merry’s surprise he spoke the Common Speech, though in a halting fashion, and uncouth words were mingled with it.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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