Both Uses of
uncouth
in
The Souls of Black Folk
- They are black, sturdy, uncouth country folk, good-natured and simple, talkative to a degree, and yet far more silent and brooding than the crowds of the Rhine-pfalz, or Naples, or Cracow.†
Chpt 7 *
- Their appearance was uncouth, their language funny, but their hearts were human and their singing stirred men with a mighty power.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
rude or unpleasant due to a lack of manners, refinement, or taste