uncourtly
/uhn-kawrt-lee, -kohrt-/US // ʌnˈkɔrt li, -ˈkoʊrt- //
无礼,无礼的,不礼貌的,无礼地
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adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : not courtly; rude.
- : not conforming to the customs or usage of a royal court: an uncourtly lack of respect for hereditary rank.
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Examples
Escobedo was thoroughly honest, but rugged and uncourtly, and the vigor of his representations increased the royal ill-humor.
Again came an uncourtly monosyllabic 'No,' followed by another baffling silence.
The king was a blunt, uncourtly man, and the interview was attended with none of the amenities of polished life.
The queen, however, was quick to see what was gauche, and did not scruple to reprove them for uncourtly manners.
I had always felt aversion to my uncourtly patronymic, and its very common, if not plebeian praenomen.
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