uncourtliness

English

Etymology

uncourtly + -ness

Noun

uncourtliness (uncountable)

  1. Lack of courtliness
    Synonyms: rudeness, rusticity, coarseness
    • 1710, John Dryden, The Whig-Examiner, number 5:
      notwithstanding the uncourtliness of their phrases , the sense was very honest

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