loutish
adjective
lout·ish
ˈlau̇-tish 
: resembling or befitting a lout
loutishly
adverb
loutishness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of loutish in a Sentence
the loutish bully didn't have a whole lot of friends
Recent Examples on the Web
At one point Jan, distracted by Kasia’s upcoming sonogram, is being drilled by his loutish captain.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
McNally is known for dishing dirt on his celebrity clientele, exposing loutish diners, and waxing philosophical about Manhattan cultural mores.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
Both Steve and Nick turn a blind eye to the way their mostly white clientele single out the token dancer of color for particularly loutish objectification, grabbing Otis’s head for a kiss or reaching inside his briefs despite his clear discomfort.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
Yet this film’s strong proto-feminist stance, in which two young women seek new, urban lives in Budapest while regularly battling loutish men, proves its biggest draw.
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2022
Mira is attracted to the hunky commander Avraham (Yadin Gellen), while loutish serviceman Jamous (Elad Levi) pursues hot-tempered redhead Naomi (Neta Roth).
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 15 July 2022
Thus his ex-wife, a bank teller, becomes finance minister; a beat cop who refuses to take bribes (Oleksandr Pikalov) becomes defense minister; and the loutish actor Sergei Viktorovich Mukhin (Yevhen Koshovy) becomes foreign minister.
—David Klion, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2022
Leger finds him on a yacht, but before much is said, a loutish boat captain arrives to entice them with booze, heroin and women.
—Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 14 Aug. 2020
Of course, there is something loutish about driving this very proper British convertible so barbarously fast—a little like putting four olives in your afternoon restorative at the Lord's Club.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
McNally is known for dishing dirt on his celebrity clientele, exposing loutish diners, and waxing philosophical about Manhattan cultural mores.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
Both Steve and Nick turn a blind eye to the way their mostly white clientele single out the token dancer of color for particularly loutish objectification, grabbing Otis’s head for a kiss or reaching inside his briefs despite his clear discomfort.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
Yet this film’s strong proto-feminist stance, in which two young women seek new, urban lives in Budapest while regularly battling loutish men, proves its biggest draw.
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2022
Mira is attracted to the hunky commander Avraham (Yadin Gellen), while loutish serviceman Jamous (Elad Levi) pursues hot-tempered redhead Naomi (Neta Roth).
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 15 July 2022
Thus his ex-wife, a bank teller, becomes finance minister; a beat cop who refuses to take bribes (Oleksandr Pikalov) becomes defense minister; and the loutish actor Sergei Viktorovich Mukhin (Yevhen Koshovy) becomes foreign minister.
—David Klion, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2022
Leger finds him on a yacht, but before much is said, a loutish boat captain arrives to entice them with booze, heroin and women.
—Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 14 Aug. 2020
Of course, there is something loutish about driving this very proper British convertible so barbarously fast—a little like putting four olives in your afternoon restorative at the Lord's Club.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1542, in the meaning defined above
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“Loutish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loutish. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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