adjective
- comparative form of couth; more sophisticated, refined, or well-mannered
Usage: informal; humorous back-formation from uncouth
Examples
- His behavior at the dinner was couthier than expected.
- She found his manners couthier after he attended etiquette classes.
- The couthier guests mingled gracefully throughout the evening.
- He tried to appear couthier by using proper table manners.
- Their couthier approach to conversation impressed the hosts.