: resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
boorish remarks
boorishly
adverb
boorishness
noun
Examples of boorish in a Sentence
boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants
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Lead defense attorney Arthur Aidala had claimed their testimony made his client seem so boorish that jurors were all but certain to vote guilty.
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Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
Delaney manages neighbor guy’s evolution from boorish slob to kind-hearted lover with ease, and Hoffman radiates a cool charisma as G. Sissy Spacek is predictably wonderful as Molly’s mother Gail, whose guilt over her daughter’s molestation led to a years-long estrangement.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But his alleged boorish behavior off-screen has also long made headlines.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
When the train reaches Chicago, she's quickly arrested by a boorish officer who refuses to hear her account of what happened.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
Delaney manages neighbor guy’s evolution from boorish slob to kind-hearted lover with ease, and Hoffman radiates a cool charisma as G. Sissy Spacek is predictably wonderful as Molly’s mother Gail, whose guilt over her daughter’s molestation led to a years-long estrangement.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But his alleged boorish behavior off-screen has also long made headlines.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
When the train reaches Chicago, she's quickly arrested by a boorish officer who refuses to hear her account of what happened.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boorish
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“Boorish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boorish. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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