Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for UN-COURT'LY
UN-COURT'LY, a.
- Inelegant in manners; not becoming a court; not refined; not polite; as, uncourtly behavior or language. Swift.
- Not courteous or civil; as, an uncourtly speech.
- Not versed in the manners of a court.
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