(ぶすい)

ぶすい
na-adjective
boorish, uncouth, insensitive
personality
1. boorish, uncouth, unrefined, insensitive to social graces
Lacking refinement, elegance, or understanding of social subtleties. Describes someone or something that is tactless, unpolished, or fails to appreciate the finer points of a situation.
無粋(ぶすい)なこと()
to ask a tactless question
It's boorish to talk about work at a cherry blossom viewing.
It may be uncouth to ask about the price, but I have a budget.

Adjective type: Na-adjective. Uses な before nouns: 無粋(ぶすい)質問(しつもん).

Etymology: () (without) + (すい) (refined elegance, chic)

Nuance: 無粋(ぶすい) implies a lack of sensitivity to atmosphere, mood, or social graces. It's often used self-deprecatingly when about to do something that might spoil the mood or violate social conventions.

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