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inurbane

[ in-ur-beyn ]

adjective

  1. not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.


inurbane

/ ˌɪnɜːˈbeɪn; ˌɪnɜːˈbænɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. rare.
    not urbane; lacking in courtesy or polish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • inurbanity, noun
  • ˌԳܰˈԱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܰ···ٲ [in-ur-, ban, -i-tee], u·Աn noun
  • u·Աl adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of inurbane1

First recorded in 1615–25; in- 3 + urbane
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Inurbane, in-ur-bān′, adj. not urbane, unpolished.—adv.

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If either party persists in refusal to confirm, and cannot show injury, that party's behavior is declared inurbane.

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Here is the celebrated passage about “Wragg is in custody,” the text of which, though no doubt painful in subject and inurbane in phraseology, is really a rather slender basis on which to draw up an indictment against a nation.

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Associated words: harpist, lyrist, lyrism, lyric, plectrum. harpy, n. extortioner, oppressor. harrow, v. wound, lacerate, tear, distress, torture, harass. harsh, a. inharmonious, rough, disagreeable, unpleasant, raucous; dissonant, strident, discordant, cacophonous: austere, morose, severe, ungracious, inurbane, discourteous, churlish, uncivil, blunt, bluff, brusque, acrimonious, caustic, acrid, repulsive. harum-scarum, a.

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Impolite, discourteous, inurbane, uncivil, rude, disrespectful, pert, saucy, impertinent, impudent, insolent.

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