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crass

American  
[kras] / kræs /

adjective

crasser, crassest

  1. without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid.

    crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.
    Synonyms:
    indelicate, oafish, boorish, dull

  2. Archaic. thick; coarse.

crass British  
/ 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

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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Farage said he liked Parry and had known him "for a very long time", but that his comments were "crass, insensitive, hurtful and wrong".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

If Hulu’s “Shoresy” is the poster child for successfully balancing raunch and heart, “Ted” is on the opposite end — crass and lazy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

And there were occasions that I witnessed as an HR person of really crass and cruel behavior.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Players denounced the bets as crass and disrespectful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Marjorie positions herself behind Tats, copying her movements in mime form, exaggerating their crass factor.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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