Definition of Couth

well-mannered and sophisticated

Examples of Couth in a sentence

Because Kim is couth and cultured, she knows the proper way to greet a member of the royal family.  🔊

The couth young man handled himself well at the formal dinner.  🔊

When I saw the gang leader at the opera, I knew he had more couth than he led people to believe.  🔊

Stan isn’t very couth so he’s probably going to look out of place at the country club event.  🔊

Despite having grown up in the country, Carol is quite couth and knows her way around a wine cellar.  🔊

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