Cloddish and Polished

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

Usage example: the cloddish behavior of the frat boys at the party

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Polished is an antonym for cloddish in crude topic.

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

Usage example: showing the polished manners of a cosmopolitan woman

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Cloddish is an antonym for polished.

Nearby Words: polish, polishing, polisher

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