boorishness

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boorishness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Boorish \Boor"ish\, a.
     Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly. --
     Boor"ish*ly, adv. -- Boor"ish*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion.
                                                    --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

boorishness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  boorishness
      n 1: the manner of a rude or insensitive person
      2: inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor [syn:
         boorishness, uncouthness]