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  • 101Vulgar — Vul gar, a. [L. vulgaris, from vulgus the multitude, the common people; of uncertain origin: cf. F. vulgaire. Cf. {Divulge}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in… …

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  • 102Vulgar fraction — Vulgar Vul gar, a. [L. vulgaris, from vulgus the multitude, the common people; of uncertain origin: cf. F. vulgaire. Cf. {Divulge}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence …

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  • 103churlish — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl ; vulgar 2. marked by a lack of civility or graciousness ; surly 3. difficult to work with or deal with ; intractable …

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  • 104classless — adjective Date: 1878 1. belonging to no particular social class 2. free from distinctions of social class < a classless society > 3. crass, boorish < classless behavior > • classlessness noun …

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  • 105clodhopping — adjective Date: 1787 boorish, rude …

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  • 106clownish — adjective Date: 1563 resembling or befitting a clown (as in ignorance and lack of sophistication) Synonyms: see boorish • clownishly adverb • clownishness noun …

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  • 107loutish — adjective Date: 1542 resembling or befitting a lout Synonyms: see boorish • loutishly adverb • loutishness noun …

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  • 108slob — noun Etymology: Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person Date: 1861 1. a slovenly or boorish person 2. an ordinary person < just some poor slob > • slobbish adjective • slobby adjective …

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  • 109savage — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French salvage, savage, from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of Latin silvaticus of the woods, wild, from silva wood, forest Date: 13th century 1. a. not domesticated or under human control ;&#8230; …

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  • 110yahoo — I. noun (plural yahoos) Date: 1726 1. capitalized a member of a race of brutes in Swift s Gulliver s Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans 2. [influenced by yahoo (II)] a boorish, crass, or stupid person • yahooism noun II …

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