uncourtly

[ uhn-kawrt-lee, -kohrt- ]

adjective

1. not courtly; rude.
2. not conforming to the customs or usage of a royal court:

   an uncourtly lack of respect for hereditary rank.

Other Words From

• un·courtli·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncourtly¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + courtly

Example Sentences

In an uncourtly age, good manners can seem eccentric.

From New York Times

Imagine to yourself a little squat, uncourtly figure of a Doctor Slop, of about four feet and a half perpendicular height, with a breadth of back, and a sesquipedality of belly, which might have done honour to a serjeant in the horse-guards.

From Project Gutenberg

With his pale, timid face, his bent shoulders, an inexpressibly ill-tied cravat, and rank, untrimmed whiskers, he was the most uncourtly person present.

From Project Gutenberg

What reasons they could have for giving so rough and uncourtly a precept, is not easy to be imagined: for, however fickle and unstable some women may be, it is well known there are several who have a greater regard for truth, in what they assert or promise, than most men.

From Project Gutenberg

Uncourtly, un-kōrt′li, adj. not courtly, unpleasing, uncivil.—n.

From Project Gutenberg