Meaning of Boorishness | Babel Free

Definitions

The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.

uncountable, usually

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Examples

“No refinement in him would now have surprised her; but neither would any outbreak of boorishness.”

“From the first the Russian had exhibited every trait of his true character—selfishness, boorishness, arrogance, cowardice, and lust.”

“Unfortunately, there were moments of pure indulgence, drunken boorishness and rambling unintelligible poetry midway through the evening.”

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