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  2. /inurbane

inurbane

UK/,inə:'bein/US/.inә:'bein/

Definitions

adj.

Lacking refinement or good manners; discourteous

不文雅的;粗野无礼的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
in-not, opposite of
+
urbanecity
=inurbane

in- (not) + urbane (refined) = not refined, ill-mannered. The negative of urbane, not of urban.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His inurbane remarks embarrassed everyone at the dinner.

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