couth
adjective
[ kuːθ ]
• cultured, refined, and well mannered.
• "it is more couth to hold your shrimp genteelly by the tail when eating"
couth
noun
• good manners; refinement.
• "he has no couth, no brains and doesn't know the meaning of the word diplomacy"
Origin:
late 19th century: back-formation from uncouth.
