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单词 loutish
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Definition of loutish in English:

loutish

adjective ˈlaʊtɪʃˈlaʊdɪʃ
  • (of a man or boy) uncouth and aggressive; thuggish.

    youths responsible for awful, loutish behaviour
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She claimed that loutish youths, prying locals and boorish day-trippers were making life intolerable.
    • The event is a showcase for agencies involved in the prevention of crime and disorder and will cover issues such as nuisance neighbours, loutish behaviour, dog-fouling and high hedges.
    • It's generally a nicer, brighter atmosphere in a wine bar and I don't think you really see loutish behaviour like you do in some pubs.
    • They are worried they will have to put up with loutish behaviour from rowdy drinkers, vandalism and kitchen smells.
    • They are a tight-knit community with people of status at the helm, but even their best efforts cannot control the lunatic, bullying, and loutish few.
    Synonyms
    uncouth, rude, impolite, unmannerly, ill-mannered, ill-bred, coarse
    thuggish, boorish, oafish, rowdy, bullying, uncivilized, wild, rough, vulgar, philistine, common, crass
    informal yobbish, slobbish

Derivatives

  • loutishly

  • adverbˈlaʊtɪʃ(ə)liˈlaʊdɪʃli
    • It's full of different characters, stylishly or loutishly dressed, as the case may be.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Political officials loudly and loutishly challenge the judiciary's power as well as its decisions.
      • His dialogue delivery hasn't changed much and at times, gives the impression of being loud but it gels with the loutishly criminal character that he portrays.
      • Independent travellers are also capable of behaving as loutishly as the most inebriated package holidaymaker.
      • At the same time, to call them monsters, however loutishly or cruelly they treat each other, would be to resolutely condemn them.
  • loutishness

  • nounˈlaʊtɪʃnəsˈlaʊdɪʃnəs
    • He insisted that it was this ‘poverty’ which acted as ‘the breeding ground of the violence, loutishness and addiction which blights areas of our city’.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • By creating this category of loutishness or kids hanging around the Government can acknowledge anxieties without admitting there may be a problem with crime.
      • But there is a sense among many, heightened by recent headlines, that the speed and regularity with which inane and drunken loutishness turns violent is sufficiently alarming to become a national priority.
      • It follows an escalation of vandalism and loutishness in both resorts over recent months and a determination by town councillors to crack down on the anti-social behaviour.
      • Unfortunately, though, it is highly unlikely that the young people responsible for vandalism and loutishness will have been among those who volunteered to take part in the project.

Rhymes

stoutish
 
 

Definition of loutish in US English:

loutish

adjectiveˈloudiSHˈlaʊdɪʃ
  • (of a man or boy) uncouth and aggressive.

    youths responsible for awful, loutish behavior
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She claimed that loutish youths, prying locals and boorish day-trippers were making life intolerable.
    • They are worried they will have to put up with loutish behaviour from rowdy drinkers, vandalism and kitchen smells.
    • It's generally a nicer, brighter atmosphere in a wine bar and I don't think you really see loutish behaviour like you do in some pubs.
    • The event is a showcase for agencies involved in the prevention of crime and disorder and will cover issues such as nuisance neighbours, loutish behaviour, dog-fouling and high hedges.
    • They are a tight-knit community with people of status at the helm, but even their best efforts cannot control the lunatic, bullying, and loutish few.
    Synonyms
    uncouth, rude, impolite, unmannerly, ill-mannered, ill-bred, coarse
 
 
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