Boorish and Genteel

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Boorish adjective - Having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners.

Usage example: boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants

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Genteel is an antonym for boorish in loutish topic.

Nearby Words: boor, boorishly

Genteel adjective - Having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living.

Usage example: she grew up in genteel old Savannah

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Boorish is an antonym for genteel in sophisticated topic.

Nearby Word: genteelly

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