inurbane

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adjective

uncivil; unpolished; rude

OriginLatin inurbānus →
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Meanings

adjectiveinurbane (comparative more inurbane, superlative most inurbane)

comparative more inurbane · superlative most inurbane

  1. uncivil; unpolished; rude

    Just would this be, and by no means inurbane

    1873, Matthew Arnold, An Essay Towards a Better Apprehension of the Bible

Origin

  1. Latininurbānus
  2. Englishinurbane

From Latin inurbānus. By surface analysis, in- + urbane.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bruneianneurabin
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APA

inurbane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inurbane

MLA

“inurbane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inurbane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inurbane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inurbane.

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