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Uncouth vs Uncivilized - What's the difference?

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Uncouth is a related term of uncivilized.


As adjectives the difference between uncouth and uncivilized

is that uncouth is (archaic) unfamiliar, strange, foreign while uncivilized is crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

uncouth

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
  • * 1819 : , The Sketch Book (The Voyage)
    • There was a delicious sensation of mingled security and awe with which I looked down, from my giddy height, on the monsters of the deep at their uncouth gambols.
  • Clumsy, awkward.
  • Unrefined, crude.
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    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * uncouthness

    uncivilized

    English

    Alternative forms

    * uncivilised

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
  • Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
  • Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.