bounderish

bounderish
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.

Michaelis was the last word in what was caddish and bounderish.

See Also: bounderishly, bounderishness

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  • bounderish — adjective see bounder …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bounderish — bound·er·ish …   English syllables

  • bounderish — adjective (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace • Syn: ↑ill bred, ↑lowbred, ↑rude, ↑underbred, ↑yokelish • Similar to: ↑unrefined …   Useful english dictionary

  • bounder — noun Date: 1505 1. one that bounds 2. a man of objectionable social behavior ; cad • bounderish adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • last word — noun a) The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects. Little Joes mothers cake was the last word in cakes. b) Concluding remarks or comments Michaelis was the last word in what was caddish and bounderish …   Wiktionary

  • soil — soil, dirty, sully, tarnish, foul, befoul, smirch, besmirch, grime, begrime can all mean to make or become unclean. Soil basically implies fundamental defilement or pollution (as of the mind or spirit) {why war soils and disarranges whatever it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ill-bred — adjective (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace • Syn: ↑bounderish, ↑lowbred, ↑rude, ↑underbred, ↑yokelish • Similar to: ↑unrefined …   Useful english dictionary

  • lowbred — adjective (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace • Syn: ↑ill bred, ↑bounderish, ↑rude, ↑underbred, ↑yokelish • Similar to: ↑unrefined …   Useful english dictionary

  • yokelish — adjective (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace • Syn: ↑ill bred, ↑bounderish, ↑lowbred, ↑rude, ↑underbred • Similar to: ↑unrefined * * * k(ə)lish adjective …   Useful english dictionary

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