loutish
adjective
lout·ish
ˈlau̇-tish 
: resembling or befitting a lout
loutishly
adverb
loutishness
noun
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the loutish bully didn't have a whole lot of friends
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Mays’ Salieri is at once aghast at such loutish behavior and bitterly envious that Mozart is exceptional enough to get away with it.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Vance’s tone was loutish in the distinctive, and tiresome, Trump way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
This was like loutish English tourists turning up unannounced and urinating in the holy water.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Every great festival lineup needs an eccentric art-pop groundbreaker and some loutish guys who write anthems.
—Al Shipley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Vance’s tone was loutish in the distinctive, and tiresome, Trump way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
This was like loutish English tourists turning up unannounced and urinating in the holy water.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Every great festival lineup needs an eccentric art-pop groundbreaker and some loutish guys who write anthems.
—Al Shipley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for loutish
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“Loutish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loutish. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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