Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Refined; sophisticated.
- noun Refinement; sophistication.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Knew; was able: an obsolete form of
could . - Known; well-known; usual; customary: an obsolete past participle of can.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imperative, past participle obsolete Could; was able; knew or known; understood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
known ,renowned - verb Past participle of
can - adjective Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication;
cultured ,refined . - noun Social
grace ,sophistication ;manners ;refinement .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used facetiously) refined
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My word verification was "couth" which beats being uncouth.
Walkway over the Hudson James Gurney 2009
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I say show NO mercy, no "couth" (?), no restraint on obscenity.
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I say show NO mercy, no "couth" (?), no restraint on obscenity.
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Benny might refer to Rigoletto as “that fatso with the sword” after Shrimp tries to couth him up by giving him opera tickets.
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If you don't approve of how I've done something — — the website, for example — — there is a couth and appropriate recourse which will allow you to express your opinion.
"Bathsheba of my choosing" ericmvan 2009
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The development of the main senses took place in OF., and is not free from obscurity (cf., however, couth and known).
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The party of no class, anything goes is turning profanity and lack of couth into money to begat more no class.
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Benny might refer to Rigoletto as “that fatso with the sword” after Shrimp tries to couth him up by giving him opera tickets.
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He can't even pretend to have any manners or couth!
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Mind you, I'm couth enough to refrain from biting my toenails, but that's also a flexibility issue.
bilby commented on the word couth
Not that I get to say this word a lot, but mentally need to remind myself not to pronounce it cout like Alice Cooper.
January 12, 2020