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COUTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used facetiously) refinement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("couth" is a kind of...):
flawlessness; ne plus ultra; perfection (the state of being without a flaw or defect)
Domain category:
humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
Derivation:
couth ((used facetiously) refined and well-mannered)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used facetiously) refined and well-mannered
Classified under:
Similar:
refined ((used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel)
Domain category:
humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
Derivation:
couth ((used facetiously) refinement)
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