rude
adjective
discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way.
ruder
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comparativeof rude.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Two in 10 said today’s behavior is a lot ruder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
Giving evidence to the inquiry on Tuesday, Mr Cummings accepted his language was "deplorable" but denied he had been misogynistic, adding: "I was much ruder about men."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023
It’s hard to see what’s ruder than the way we’re trashing it with our vainglorious Seattle neglect.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
They talk the way real people talk, but they’re freer, ruder, funnier.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
John closed the door behind him and stood in the narrow church aisle, hearing behind him the voices of children playing, and ruder voices, the voices of their elders, cursing and crying in the streets.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
