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ADJECTIVE:
Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; refined: "Many picnics manage without this sophistication, but we like to be couth and feel that the delicacies of gracious living enhance the chances" (John Gould).
NOUN:
Refinement; sophistication: "The man has no couth" (Los Angeles Times).
ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from uncouth


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