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Boorish vs Kernish - What's the difference?

boorish | kernish |

As adjectives the difference between boorish and kernish

is that boorish is behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured while kernish is (obsolete) clownish; boorish.

boorish

English

Adjective

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

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) clownish; boorish
  • A petty kernish prince. — Milton.
    (Webster 1913)