adjective
- lacking refinement, grace, or intelligence; crude or boorish
Usage: informal; somewhat dated
Examples
- His cloddish manners at the dinner table embarrassed everyone present.
- The cloddish farmer had little interest in art or literature.
- She found his cloddish attempts at humor rather offensive.
- Despite his cloddish appearance, he proved to be quite intelligent.
- The character's cloddish behavior made him unpopular among the townspeople.