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boor
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boor
(noun)
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boor
/
ˈ
buɚ/
noun
plural
boors
boor
/
ˈ
buɚ/
noun
plural
boors
Learner's definition of BOOR
[
count
]
:
a rude and rough person
I can't invite a
boor
like him to dinner! He'd offend the other guests.
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◊ Do not confuse
boor
with
bore
.
— boorish
/
ˈ
burɪʃ/
adjective
boorish
[=
rude, crude
] behavior
a
boorish
tyrant
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— boorishly
adverb
behaving
boorishly
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— boorishness
noun
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noncount
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