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BOORISHLY
boorishly
(adverb) like a boor; “he behaved boorishly at the party”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
boorishly (comparative more boorishly, superlative most boorishly)
In a boorish manner; uncultured.
Source: Wiktionary
BOORISH
Boor"ish, a.
Definition: Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly.
– Boor"ish*ly, adv.
– Boor"ish*ness, n. Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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