couth

Definitions


[kuːθ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- cultured, refined, and well mannered
(e.g: it is more couth to hold your shrimp genteelly by the tail when eating)


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Origin:
late 19th century: back-formation from uncouth


[kuːθ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- good manners; refinement
(e.g: he has no couth, no brains and doesn't know the meaning of the word diplomacy)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: back-formation from uncouth




definition by Oxford Dictionaries