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Oafish (Adjective)

Meaning

Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • His enormous size combined with his oafish behavior made him look like a walking nightmare.
  • The thug's oafish demeanor only added to the fear he instilled in the bystanders.
  • Her husband was notorious for his oafish jokes and cringe-worthy social interactions.
  • The movie portrayed a brutish and oafish king who delighted in the suffering of his subjects.
  • His oafish laughter echoed through the entire restaurant, drawing disapproving stares from other diners.

Synonyms

  • Swinish
  • Boorish
  • Loutish
  • Neanderthal
  • Neandertal
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