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• savage — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French salvage, savage, from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of Latin silvaticus of the woods, wild, from silva wood, forest Date: 13th century 1. a. not domesticated or under human control ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• boor — /boor/, n. 1. a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person. 2. a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel. 3. peasant. 4. Boer. [1545 55; < D boer or LG bur (c. G Bauer farmer), deriv. of Gmc *bu to dwell, build, cultivate; see ER1; cf. BOND2] Syn. 1 …   Universalium

• boor — [[t]bʊər[/t]] n. 1) a rude, or unmannerly person 2) a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel 3) peasant • Etymology: 1545–55; < D boer or LG būr …   From formal English to slang

• boor — /bɔ / (say baw), /bʊə / (say boouh) noun 1. a rude or unmannerly person. 2. (upper case) Boer. {Dutch boer peasant, or from Low German būr peasant} …  

• smatchet — ˈsmachə̇t noun ( s) Etymology: probably from smatch + et Scotland : a contemptible unmannerly person …   Useful english dictionary

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• rude — adjective 1) a rude man rude remarks Syn: ill mannered, bad mannered, impolite, discourteous, uncivil, unmannerly, mannerless; impertinent, insolent, impudent, disrespectful, cheeky; churlish, curt, brusque …   Thesaurus of popular words

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