All 3 Uses of
uncouth
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- He was an uncouth man, but deeply imbued in the secrets of his science.
p. 47.2 *uncouth = lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- Sometimes I wished to express my sensations in my own mode, but the uncouth and inarticulate sounds which broke from me frightened me into silence again.
p. 106.7uncouth = crude (demonstrating a lack of refinement)
- Over him hung a form which I cannot find words to describe—gigantic in stature, yet uncouth and distorted in its proportions.
p. 221.3uncouth = lacking refinement
Definition:
rude or unpleasant due to a lack of manners, refinement, or taste