Cloddish
Cloddish adjective - Having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners.
Philistine and cloddish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Philistine" instead an adjective "Cloddish".
Philistine
Philistine adjective - Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values.
Cloddish and philistine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cloddish" instead an adjective "Philistine".
Nearby Word: philistinism
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Philistine and Cloddish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cloddish/philistine
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Philistine or Cloddish. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cloddish/philistine.
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