loutish

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Gregory was lumpish and loutish, awkward and ungainly, marring whatever he meddled in, and many a hard word and sharp scolding did he get from the people about the farm, who hardly waited till my father's back was turned before they rated the stepson.

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  1. adjective Having the characteristics of a lout; awkward, stupid, and boorish.

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  • Slender Japanese girls clad in kimonos were tripping around their now loutish-looking menfolk and waving their decorated paper fans. —  The Japanese Corpse - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-De Gier 05
  • And he was crude, loutish, and made fun of my suits As you said, he was a giant . —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 1] - Witchling
  • This FX drama has dared to picture New York City firefighters as loutish, madcap and self-destructive - not just heroic.
  • He had hoped to gin up enough publicity portraying Nintendo as a loutish corporate heavy, badly treating an indie developer, ultimately forcing them to hand over an SDK to end the bad publicity. —  Kotaku
  • We tend not to get that kind of loutish behaviour over here ... but then again - we got the 2nd Amendment! —  Trading Floor
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/ˈlaʊtɪʃ/
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