rude
[ rood ]
/ rud /
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adjective, rud·er, rud·est.
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Origin of rude
1300–50; Middle English rude, ruide (<Old French ) <Latin rudis
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Rude
[ ryd ]
/ rüd /
noun
Fran·çois [frahn-swa], /frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1784–1855, French sculptor.
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rude
/ (ruːd) /
adjective
Derived forms of rude
rudely, adverbrudeness or informal rudery, nounWord Origin for rude
C14: via Old French from Latin rudis coarse, unformed
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