boor

Ill-mannered clod

A boor is a rude, insensitive person who lacks social grace or consideration for others.

The word suggests someone crude and unmannerly rather than merely impolite—a lout who chews with his mouth open, interrupts constantly, or makes offensive remarks without awareness: He was a complete boor at the dinner party.

The adjective is boorish.

behavior

oaf

Stupid clumsy person

  • loutCrude, ill-mannered person
  • clodEarth lump or dolt
  • churlRude, surly person

brute · lummox · oafish · loutish · cloddish · clumsy · awkward · gawky · bumbling · ungainly

refinement

uncouth

Lacking good manners

crude · vulgar · crass · uncivilized · unpolished · graceless · inelegant · gauche · tasteless · lowbrow

manners

impolite

Lacking good manners

uncivil · inconsiderate · unmannerly · ill-mannered · insolent · abrupt · brusque · curt · blunt · tactless

vulgarity

obscene

Grossly offensive to decency

foul-mouthed · bawdy · ribald · off-color · raunchy · crude · gross · filthy · smutty · coarse

aggression

brutish

Cruel and uncivilized

gruff · harsh · aggressive · belligerent · hostile · bullying · intimidating · menacing · domineering · overbearing

Categories
Opposites
social refinement and manners

boorgentleman

Courteous, honorable man

lady · courtier · sophisticate · diplomat · gallant

moral character and social regard

boorcharmer

One who captivates others

saint · angel · paragon · sweetheart · darling

social standing and cultivation

booraristocrat

Person of noble birth

noble · blueblood · aesthete · connoisseur · highborn

Family

boorish, boorishness, boorishly, boors

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G