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uncourtly

[ uhn-kawrt-lee, -kohrt- ]

adjective

  1. not courtly; rude.
  2. not conforming to the customs or usage of a royal court:

    an uncourtly lack of respect for hereditary rank.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of uncourtly1

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 1 + courtly
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In an uncourtly age, good manners can seem eccentric.

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With his pale, timid face, his bent shoulders, an inexpressibly ill-tied cravat, and rank, untrimmed whiskers, he was the most uncourtly person present.

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What reasons they could have for giving so rough and uncourtly a precept, is not easy to be imagined: for, however fickle and unstable some women may be, it is well known there are several who have a greater regard for truth, in what they assert or promise, than most men.

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Uncourtly, un-kÅrt′li, adj. not courtly, unpleasing, uncivil.—n.

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Honours were not much accessible in those days, especially in uncourtly quarters.

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