crass

[kras]

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

/ kræs /

adjective

1. stupid; gross

Other Word Forms

• crassly adverb
• crassness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crass¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crass¹

C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross

Example Sentences

The parents whose behavior was so crass that Los Angeles school consultant Sandy Eiges added a clause in her contract stating that the use of profanity could terminate their working relationship.

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This led to a sharp rebuke from Eritrea's Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel, who dismissed the rhetoric as "too crass and pathetic to sell".

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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.

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The FA's written reasons for the verdict said Coote expressed "deep remorse" and acknowledged his comments were "crass and inappropriate".

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"I know it sounds crass, but we often say we wish we'd had some hint that he was capable of this."

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Related Words

• boorish 
• churlish 
• rude 
• stupid 
• vulgar