uncouth meaning

Definition of uncouth

1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
   • he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
   • behavior that branded him as common
   • an untutored and uncouth human being
   • an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
   • appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
   • the vulgar display of the newly rich

   Synonyms: coarse, common, rough-cut, vulgar

   Similar: unrefined

   Related forms: uncouthness

How to pronounce uncouth

uncouth is pronounced /ˈʌnkuθ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with uncouth

• youth
• tooth
• truth
• booth
• untruth
• vermouth
• ruth
• sleuth