boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable.
a drunk's boorish behavior
churlish suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness.
churlish remarks
loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity.
a loutish oaf
clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics.
an adolescent's clownish conduct
Example Sentences
boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants
Recent Examples on the WebDepp is far from the only star who has behaved in an entitled, boorish or profligate manner. Brent Lang, Variety, 31 May 2022 No one ever stopped to think that this was boorish and thoughtless.Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022 There was no repeat of the boorish behavior at Sunday’s match, where the crowd included many families with soccer-mad girls. Jill Lawless, ajc, 31 July 2022 There was no repeat of the boorish behavior at Sunday’s match, where the crowd included many families with soccer-mad girls. Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2022 The musical itself was adapted from Dahl’s original 1988 children’s novel, about the titular Matilda — a girl, born to a boorish, anti-intellectual and neglectful family, who shows intelligence from an early age. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 15 June 2022 When news broke of Better’s boorish firings, Garg took a month-long hiatus from his duties, returning in mid-January. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 2 June 2022 It’s as if there were something about Buckley’s openness and unassuming warmth on screen that inspires certain directors to use her as a dramatic counterweight, even a corrective, to all manner of boorish behavior. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 That increasingly jumpy VCs played a key role in ousting the boorish Kalanick is only further evidence (for Mallaby) of the utility of VC. Kim Phillips-fein, The New Republic, 11 May 2022 See More