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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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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 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.