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Boorish Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    boorish adj : ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinish]
Boorish Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Boorish \Boor"ish\, a. Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly. -- Boor"ish*ly, adv. -- Boor"ish*ness, n. Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion. --Milton.
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    • OUR VIEW: Boorish behavior booted at Intel
      This past week, a story made the rounds in the media, dealing with a former Intel employee who says someone... Read more on this news related to 'Boorish'
    • Hotel won't lodge complaint over MP's boorish behaviour
      Under fire MP Aaron Gilmore appears to have dodged a political bullet after hotel bosses have confirmed they won't make a formal complaint over his boorish alcohol- related behaviour. Read more on this news related to 'Boorish'
    • 'Peeples' not boorish, not offensive, not shrill, and not funny
      The people of "Peeples" make a better impression than most collections of oddballs in the weary mold of comedies centered on meeting the prospective in-laws. They still overstay their welcome, though. Read more on this news related to 'Boorish'

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