crass
Americanadjective
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without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid.
crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.
- Synonyms:
- indelicate, oafish, boorish, dull
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Archaic. thick; coarse.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- crassly adverb
- crassness noun
Etymology
Origin of crass
First recorded in 1535–45; from Middle French, from Latin crassus “fat, thick”
Example Sentences
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Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appears to whisper this crass confession to his daughter in a popular TikTok post from Massachusetts’ Worcester Art Museum titled, “what the paintings talk about when the Museum is closed.”
Collinsworth has successfully walked that line of being candid yet not crass, to always speak his mind even though his opinions often rankles fans of all 32 teams.
From Los Angeles Times
This led to a sharp rebuke from Eritrea's Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel, who dismissed the rhetoric as "too crass and pathetic to sell".
From BBC
Near the exit was a giant statue of Cartman, the “South Park” character long used by Parker and Stone to depict America at its most crass.
From Los Angeles Times
The FA's written reasons for the verdict said Coote expressed "deep remorse" and acknowledged his comments were "crass and inappropriate".
From BBC
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