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Definition of Uncouthness

Uncouthness
Uncouth Un*couth", a. [OE. uncouth, AS. unc?? unknown, strange: un- (see Un- not) + c?? known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See Can to be able, and cf. Unco, Unked.] 1. Unknown. [Obs.] ``This uncouth errand.' --Milton. To leave the good that I had in hand, In hope of better that was uncouth. --Spenser. 2. Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant. [Obs.] Harness . . . so uncouth and so rish. --Chaucer. 3. Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners. ``Uncouth in guise and gesture.' --I. Taylor. I am surprised with an uncouth fear. --Shak. Thus sang the uncouth swain. --Milton. Syn: See Awkward. -- Un*couth"ly, adv. -- Un*couth"ness, n.

Meaning of Uncouthness from wikipedia

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