crass

[kras]

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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.

Origin of crass

1535–45; (< Middle French) < Latin crassus thick, dense, fat, heavy

Related formscrass·ly, adverbcrass·ness, noun

Synonyms

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1. dull, boorish, oafish, indelicate.

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Examples from the Web for crassly

Contemporary Examples

At first—it was the early stages of reporting—I was amused at having been so crassly underestimated.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003
Vicky Ward
January 7, 2015
Now there is the Snowden—to put it crassly—who is bought and paid for entirely by the Russians.
Sorry, Snowden: Putin Lied to You About His Surveillance State—And Made You a Pawn of It
Eli Lake
April 18, 2014
He is not crassly referred to as a cheater, a scoundrel or a liar.
Petraeus Affair Stereotypes: The General, The Flirt And The Harlot
Robin Givhan
November 15, 2012
Few things ruin a novel faster than an author who crassly puts children in jeopardy just to earn a thrill.
5 Hot Summer Thrillers
David J. Montgomery
June 4, 2009

Historical Examples

In order to apply the severest test the query should be a crassly foolish one.
Uruguay
W. H. Koebel
It was strange that hitherto he should have been so crassly blind.
Lochinvar
S. R. Crockett
He says she is too crassly material to appreciate his knowledge of chemistry.
I Walked in Arden
Jack Crawford
It represented the legal ethics of a society on most of its sides brutally and crassly individualistic.
German Culture Past and Present
Ernest Belfort Bax
Even scientific men are sometimes as crassly incredulous as the uncultured masses.
Mythical Monsters
Charles Gould

British Dictionary definitions for crassly

crass

adjective

stupid; gross

Derived Formscrassly, adverbcrassness or crassitude, noun

Word Origin

C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross

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Word Origin and History for crassly

crass

adj.

1540s, from Middle French crasse (16c.), from Latin crassus "solid, thick, fat; dense." The literal sense always has been rare in English; meaning "grossly stupid" is recorded from 1650s, from French. Related: Crassly; crassness.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for crassly

Contemporary Examples

At first—it was the early stages of reporting—I was amused at having been so crassly underestimated.

Now there is the Snowden—to put it crassly—who is bought and paid for entirely by the Russians.

He is not crassly referred to as a cheater, a scoundrel or a liar.

Few things ruin a novel faster than an author who crassly puts children in jeopardy just to earn a thrill.

Historical Examples

In order to apply the severest test the query should be a crassly foolish one.

It was strange that hitherto he should have been so crassly blind.

He says she is too crassly material to appreciate his knowledge of chemistry.

It represented the legal ethics of a society on most of its sides brutally and crassly individualistic.

Even scientific men are sometimes as crassly incredulous as the uncultured masses.

crass

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for crassly

crass

adj.

Origin of crass