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couth
1[kooth]
adjective
showing or having good manners or sophistication; smooth.
Sending her flowers would be a very couth thing to do.
noun
good manners; refinement.
to be lacking in couth.
couth
2[kooth]
adjective
known or acquainted with.
couth
/ ːθ /
adjective
facetiousrefined
archaicfamiliar; known
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of couth1
Example Sentences
“I still like the venom and passion that was in a lot of the old songs, but there is a level of disrespect and lack of couth that sometimes I don’t dig,” Palumbo says.
It used to be cute, though, to hear him compensate for his lack of polish and couth by using ridiculously florid language when a one-syllable response would do.
“Granted, the man has no couth, but this is not a popularity contest. The man was for America. We were in great shape.”
could possibly be less couth – less Wimbledon – than seeing off all-comers with attitude, personality and style?
“But obviously with the coronavirus and the social unrest we’re dealing with, that’s where you need a politician, somebody with a little bit more couth.”
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