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crass

[ kras ]

adjective

, crass·er, crass·est.
  1. without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:

    crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.

    Synonyms: oafish, indelicate, boorish, dull

  2. Archaic. thick; coarse.


crass

/ kræs /

adjective

  1. stupid; gross
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcrassly, adverb
  • ˈcrassness, noun
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Other Words From

  • crassly adverb
  • crassness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crass1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Middle French, from Latin crassus “fat, thick”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crass1

C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross
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Example Sentences

I’ve found each similarly inspiring moment to be suffocated by those same crass broadcast impulses.

She characterizes her approach as “respectful” and “elevated,” but those are not the first words that come to mind when you hear the crass language she uses in recounting her sexual encounters.

From Time

“On behalf of the staff and players of the Duxbury High School football team, I want to extend my apology for the insensitive, crass and inappropriate language used in the game on March 12th,” Maimaron said in a statement to the Globe.

In that context, it looks something like a kickback, although Miss Manners hopes that your friend was merely succumbing to the crass idea that payments are always welcome.

There is no independence, and all of them are rooting for crass political agendas.

From Ozy

Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”

Instead, it was superficially crass and, in turn, barely provocative.

By the way, killjoys, American charitable giving goes up by 42 percent during this season of crass materialistic greed and excess.

Brash, crass, and overflowing with wiseass attitude, he remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.

Brash, crass, and sporting a perpetually raised eyebrow, Ash Williams remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.

His psychology is that of the crass materialist—always a rather funny article.

To tolerate a trifling error inevitably leads to crass heresy.

How crass and blind had been his anguished spirit when first it quivered under the shock of her disappearance!

He was fat and crass and ugly, that joss, a fit deity for such a den, and he seemed to nod and to listen!

I have always liked her, been really fond of her, in fact, but this crass exhibition of bad breeding disgusts me.

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