rude
discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
without culture, learning, or refinement: rude, illiterate peasants.
rough in manners or behavior; unmannerly; uncouth.
rough, harsh, or ungentle: rude hands.
roughly wrought, built, or formed; of a crude construction or kind: a rude cottage.
not properly or fully developed; raw; unevolved: a rude first stage of development.
harsh to the ear: rude sounds.
without artistic elegance; of a primitive simplicity: a rude design.
violent or tempestuous, as the waves.
robust, sturdy, or vigorous: rude strength.
approximate or tentative: a rude first calculation of costs.
Origin of rude
1synonym study For rude
Other words for rude
Other words from rude
- rudely, adverb
- rudeness, noun
- o·ver·rude, adjective
- o·ver·rude·ly, adverb
- o·ver·rude·ness, noun
- un·rude, adjective
- un·rude·ly, adverb
Other definitions for Rude (2 of 2)
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How to use rude in a sentence
Miss Manners therefore accepts your response, assuring you that it is not rude.
Miss Manners: Bossy invitation offends guests | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostThis should leave the rude person forever wondering what was up — which, in turn, should provide the satisfaction requested in the first.
Miss Manners: Skip the ‘You’re welcome’ email | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostI feel rude asking about it, but also want him to know if something he paid for never arrived.
Miss Manners: How to ask indirectly about a missing gift | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostLess-experienced outdoor enthusiasts often get a rude shock the first time they try burning a fire directly on the snow.
How to build snowshoes on the fly—and 4 other tips for surviving deep snow | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | January 5, 2021 | Popular-ScienceNearly every NPC you chat with is rude, spitting insults your way.
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When it comes to the outside world that has intruded so rudely on his pet domestic projects, he just.
To keep from falling into the trap of rudely translating my opinions from the old country, I tried to do my homework….
(The precocious student was later to be rudely ejected from Oxford for having contraceptives in his college room).
Terry Eagleton’s Book Bag: 5 Favorite Works of Literary Criticism | Terry Eagleton | May 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"B: "I am not the kind of girl who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion.
This scene was rudely disturbed by the view of petrochemical plants and refineries in the background.
A fellow rudely clad—a hybrid between man-at-arms and lackey—lounged on a musket to confront them in the gateway.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniSo it came that I struggled to my crutches and broke rudely in on Perry Thomas's peroration.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydBetween each group of figures the face of the rock was scored with mysterious signs and rudely limned weapons of war and chase.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair"A woman's particular reason is a man's feeble excuse," murmured Sir Lucien rudely.
Dope | Sax RohmerThen he would burst rudely into my solitude and while I sopped cold water over his injured members, he would blubber.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for rude
/ (ruːd) /
insulting or uncivil; discourteous; impolite: he was rude about her hairstyle
lacking refinement; coarse or uncouth
vulgar or obscene: a rude joke
unexpected and unpleasant: a rude awakening to the facts of economic life
roughly or crudely made: we made a rude shelter on the island
rough or harsh in sound, appearance, or behaviour
humble or lowly
(prenominal) robust or sturdy: in rude health
(prenominal) approximate or imprecise: a rude estimate
Origin of rude
1Derived forms of rude
- rudely, adverb
- rudeness or informal rudery, noun
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