rude
1 Americanadjective
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discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way.
a rude reply.
- Synonyms:
- fresh, pert, saucy, impudent, impertinent, brusque, curt, unmannerly, uncivil
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without culture, learning, or refinement.
rude, illiterate peasants.
- Synonyms:
- rough, vulgar, coarse, uncouth, uncivilized, uncultured, unrefined
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rough in manners or behavior; unmannerly; uncouth.
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rough, harsh, or ungentle.
rude hands.
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roughly wrought, built, or formed; of a crude construction or kind.
a rude cottage.
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not properly or fully developed; raw; unevolved.
a rude first stage of development.
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harsh to the ear.
rude sounds.
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without artistic elegance; of a primitive simplicity.
a rude design.
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violent or tempestuous, as the waves.
- Synonyms:
- stormy, turbulent, tumultuous, fierce
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robust, sturdy, or vigorous.
rude strength.
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approximate or tentative.
a rude first calculation of costs.
noun
adjective
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insulting or uncivil; discourteous; impolite
he was rude about her hairstyle
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lacking refinement; coarse or uncouth
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vulgar or obscene
a rude joke
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unexpected and unpleasant
a rude awakening to the facts of economic life
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roughly or crudely made
we made a rude shelter on the island
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rough or harsh in sound, appearance, or behaviour
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humble or lowly
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(prenominal) robust or sturdy
in rude health
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(prenominal) approximate or imprecise
a rude estimate
Related Words
Other Word Forms
- overrude adjective
- overrudely adverb
- overrudeness noun
- rudely adverb
- rudeness noun
- unrude adjective
- unrudely adverb
Etymology
Origin of rude
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rude, ruide, from Old French, from Latin rudis
Example Sentences
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We heard Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was "a rude, arrogant, entitled man who could not distinguish between the public interest, which he said he served, and his own private interest".
From BBC
He says he could be "good company" and entertaining, but on other occasions he had seen Andrew "shouting, being rude and generally offensive".
From BBC
To a devoted friend, such as Edward FitzGerald, the translator of the “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám,” who supported him for years, Tennyson could be rude, cold and ungrateful.
A state personnel board law judge reviewing the discipline called Vandepas’ remarks “rude and disparaging” and the full board this month rejected her appeal.
From Los Angeles Times
Tech firms led gains across Asian equities Thursday following a positive lead from Wall Street, where traders also welcomed strong US data that suggested the world's top economy remained in rude health.
From Barron's
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