inurbane

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

inurbane (comparative more inurbane, superlative most inurbane)

1. uncivil; unpolished; rude
   • 1873, Matthew Arnold, An Essay Towards a Better Apprehension of the Bible:

     Just would this be, and by no means inurbane

Derived terms

• inurbanely
• inurbaneness
• inurbanity

Anagrams

• Bruneian, neurabin

Italian

Adjective

inurbane

1. feminine plural of inurbano

Latin

Etymology

inurbānus (“rustic, unmannerly”) +‎ -ē

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.nurˈbaː.ne/, [ɪnʊrˈbäːnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.nurˈba.ne/, [inurˈbäːne]

Adverb

inurbāne (not comparable)

1. inelegantly, without wit

References

• “inurbane”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “inurbane”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers