Rude
1 Americannoun
adjective
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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.
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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“That seems really rude,” I say, and Mom laughs.
From Literature
“Just for a little while. Teresita and her family are good neighbors, and they always invite us. Isn’t it rude not to go?”
From Literature
“I think I shall never lose the impression made by this rude, many-voiced Chorale,” Strong wrote that evening.
The operator responded: "Can you stop being rude and actually answer my questions?"
From BBC
It's a rude awakening in a moment fraught with grave risk.
From BBC
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