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  • 61philistine — [16] The original Philistines were inhabitants of Philistia, an area in the southwestern corner of ancient Palestine. They were famed for their aggression and harrying tactics, and so the word Philistine was often used metaphorically for an… …

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  • 62manner — n. 1) an arrogant, cavalier, imperious, overbearing; awkward; boorish; businesslike; casual, hit or miss, offhand, relaxed; charming; cloying; coarse, crude, rude, uncouth; courteous, polite; cursory; debonair; flippant; forthcoming; friendly;… …

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  • 63beastly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bestial, brutish; hateful. See malevolence. Ant., noble, generous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Bestial] Syn. brutal, savage, cruel, coarse, swinish, repulsive, gluttonous, obscene, piggish, hoggish,… …

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  • 64crass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. coarse, crude, gross, unrefined, raw; obtuse, dense, stupid. See vulgarity, ignorance. Ant., sensitive, refined. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gross, coarse, unrefined, materialistic; see coarse 2 ,… …

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  • 65ill-bred — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unmannerly, impolite; boorish, rude, coarse, uncouth; ignoble, base. See discourtesy, populace.Ant., well behaved. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncouth, vulgar, uncivil; see rude 1 , 2 . III (Roget s …

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  • 66ill-mannered — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ill bred, rude, coarse, boorish. See discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impolite, discourteous, ill bred, uncouth; see rude 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at rude . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a …

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  • 67inconsiderate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. careless, heedless, thoughtless; tactless, neglectful. See neglect. Ant., considerate, kind. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. thoughtless, insensitive, boorish; see rude 2 , thoughtless 2 . III (Roget s… …

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  • 68tactless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. thoughtless, insensitive, inconsiderate; callous, unfeeling, blunt, direct. See indifference. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. undiplomatic, unperceptive, unthoughtful, insensitive, inconsiderate,… …

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  • 69uncivil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rude, impolite, unmannerly. See discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not civilized] Syn. barbarous, crude, boorish, uncultivated; see rude 1 . 2. [Ill mannered] Syn. rude, impolite,… …

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  • 70unrefined — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unpurified, crude, raw, natural, native; unfastidious, uncultivated, rude, coarse, inelegant, vulgar, common. See vulgarity, inelegance, ignorance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. coarse, vulgar,… …

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