inurbane

English

Etymology

From Latin inurbānus. By surface analysis, in- + urbane.

Adjective

inurbane (comparative more inurbane, superlative most inurbane)

  1. uncivil; unpolished; rude
    • 1873, Matthew Arnold, An Essay Towards a Better Apprehension of the Bible:
      Just would this be, and by no means inurbane

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Italian

Adjective

inurbane

  1. feminine plural of inurbano

Latin

Etymology

inurbānus (rustic, unmannerly) +

Pronunciation

Adverb

inurbāne (not comparable)

  1. inelegantly, without wit

References

  • inurbane”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inurbane”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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