crass
[ kras ]
/ kræs /
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adjective, crass·er, crass·est.
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid: crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.
Archaic. thick; coarse.
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Origin of crass
1535–45; (<Middle French ) <Latin crassus thick, dense, fat, heavy
OTHER WORDS FROM crass
crassly, adverbcrassness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for crass
crass
/ (kræs) /
adjective
stupid; gross
Derived forms of crass
crassly, adverbcrassness or crassitude, nounWord Origin for crass
C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross
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