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Boorish vs Curt - What's the difference?

boorish | curt |

As an adjective boorish

is behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.

As a proper noun curt is

a short form of the male given name curtis.

boorish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.

    • Related terms

    * boor * boorishly * boorishness

    curt

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
  • *
  • Short or concise.

    • Synonyms

    * (terse to the point of being rude) abrupt, blunt, brusque

    Derived terms

    * curtly * curtness * curtail

    Anagrams

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