Andrew Neil

During the Blair-Brown decade social concerns - what kind of society we have become - have gradually replaced economic worries. People fear that we have become an increasingly fragmented, boorish, more violent society.

British Journalist

Rand Paul

In a free society, we will tolerate boorish people, who have abhorrent behavior, but if we're civilized people, we publicly criticize that, and don't belong to those groups or don't associate with those people.

American Politician

Lynn Coady

Formalized rules of manners were so great because they left no room for basic human haplessness. They allowed us to circumvent our natural boorish tendency to disregard the feelings of others.

Canadian Novelist

Dan Castellaneta

To many, Homer may appear lazy and a loser, but he's just much misguided. He's boorish, sure, but well meaning and, I guess, the one thing we have in common is the pursuit of lousy diets.

American Actor

Greg Gutfeld

There's a difference between being politically incorrect and boorish. And we've seen that line crossed a dozen times by smart people who've mistaken politics for punditry.

American Author

John Ralston Saul

The citizen's job is to be rude - to pierce the comfort of professional intercourse by boorish expressions of doubt.

Canadian Author

Jean de la Bruyere

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

French Philosopher

Understanding 'boorish' means recognizing it describes socially unacceptable behavior.

Social Rudeness

'Boorish' implies dislike or disapproval towards someone's behavior, indicating it's undesirable.

Negative Connotation

What's considered 'boorish' can vary between cultures; be aware of different social norms.

Cultural Sensitivity

 as "boorish, bureaucratic misspeak." Now, it's not that dictionary editors ignore these kinds of attitudes about language. They try to provide us some guidance about words that are considered slang or informal or offensive, often through usage labels,

Anne Curzan: What makes...

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