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couth
1[ kooth ]
adjective
- showing or having good manners or sophistication; smooth:
Sending her flowers would be a very couth thing to do.
noun
- good manners; refinement:
to be lacking in couth.
couth
2[ kooth ]
adjective
- known or acquainted with.
couth
/ °ì³ÜËθ /
adjective
- facetious.refined
- archaic.familiar; known
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of couth1
Example Sentences
“I still like the venom and passion that was in a lot of the old songs, but there is a level of disrespect and lack of couth that sometimes I don’t dig,†Palumbo says.
It used to be cute, though, to hear him compensate for his lack of polish and couth by using ridiculously florid language when a one-syllable response would do.
“Granted, the man has no couth, but this is not a popularity contest. The man was for America. We were in great shape.â€
What could possibly be less couth – less Wimbledon – than seeing off all-comers with attitude, personality and style?
“But obviously with the coronavirus and the social unrest we’re dealing with, that’s where you need a politician, somebody with a little bit more couth.â€
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