loutish
adjective
lout·ish
| \ ˈlau̇-tish
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Definition of loutish
: resembling or befitting a lout
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Synonyms for loutish
Synonyms
boorish, churlish, classless, cloddish, clownish, uncouth
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Examples of loutish in a Sentence
the loutish bully didn't have a whole lot of friends
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Haddon has borrowed his structure from the play Pericles, Prince of Tyre, co-authored by Shakespeare and, many argue, another loutish dramatist, George Wilkins–both of whom appear as characters. — Nicholas Mancusi, Time, "Mark Haddon's Porpoise Is an Epic Hero's Tale Buoyed by Its Heroines," 13 June 2019 One of Faith’s acolytes, Greer Kadetsky, is a lovely, bookish young woman who has a gross encounter with a loutish frat boy during her first week of college. — Clare Mchugh, Time, "Meg Wolizter Explores Feminism and Friendship in The Female Persuasion," 5 Apr. 2018 Now the biggest parades on Market Street celebrate SF Pride and trophies by the San Francisco Giants, and the city’s most recognized Santa event, SantaCon, is a pub crawl known for amateur drinking and loutish behavior. — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, "For a half century, the Santa Claus parade ruled San Francisco," 16 Dec. 2017 And Maddon essentially letting Lackey be Lackey only enables the loutish behavior to continue, perhaps next time in October. — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, "Cubs survive immature outburst from John Lackey — again," 16 Sep. 2017 His new partner is a loutish drunk (Christopher McDonald) with a disillusioned anchorwoman (Jennifer Ehle) for a wife. — Robert Abele, latimes.com, "'Wetlands' is a detective thriller so amateur it's criminal," 14 Sep. 2017 Bellows seats us among the engaged, loutish spectators. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "What Is American about American Art," 2 Sep. 2017 Beau Bratcher and Alison Logan make appropriate cartoons of Lord and Lady Mulligan, a loutish pair of bourgeois swells. — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, "Tennessee Williams' 'Camino Real' a wild dream that will jolt audiences," 31 July 2017 When a fellow puppeteer, the loutish Timothy (Michael McIntire) takes some swipes at Jessica (a wry turn by Carolina Sanchez), the object of Jason’s affection, Tyrone unleashes a storm of retribution on behalf of his alter ego. — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, "Review: ‘Hand to God’ miraculously funny in Berkeley," 11 Feb. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'loutish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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