uncourtly

[ uhn-kawrt-lee, -kohrt- ]

/ ʌnˈkɔrt li, -ˈkoʊrt- /

not courtly; rude.

not conforming to the customs or usage of a royal court: an uncourtly lack of respect for hereditary rank.

Origin of uncourtly

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-¹ + courtly

un·court·li·ness, noun

The queen, however, was quick to see what was gauche, and did not scruple to reprove them for uncourtly manners.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Honest Burnet, with the uncourtly courage which distinguished him, ventured to remonstrate with the King.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
Again came an uncourtly monosyllabic 'No,' followed by another baffling silence.

A Book of Quaker Saints |Lucy Violet Hodgkin
No one thought any more of the uncourtly guest, who had come in like a shadow and vanished again into the starless night.

The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci |Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

The courtiers all tittered, and some indeed extended it to a most uncourtly loud laugh.

The Eve of All-Hallows, v. 1 of 3 |Matthew Weld Hartstonge