Meaning & Definition of Uncouth in English

1. Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• "He had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"

• "Behavior that branded him as common"

• "An untutored and uncouth human being"

• "An uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"

• "Appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"

• "The vulgar display of the newly rich"