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Boorishness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour. uncountable, usually

    "No refinement in him would now have surprised her; but neither would any outbreak of boorishness."

  2. 2
    inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor wordnet
  3. 3
    the manner of a rude or insensitive person wordnet

Etymology

From boorish + -ness.

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