COUTH


Meaning of COUTH in English

I. ˈküth adjective

Etymology: back-formation from uncouth

Date: 1896

: sophisticated , polished

II. noun

Date: 1947

: polish , refinement

I expected kindness and gentility…but there is such a thing as too much couth — S. J. Perelman

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.