rude
adjective
discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way.
rudeness
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a word derived from
rude.
Example Sentences
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Yet amid the strident shouts, random rudeness and ceaseless cacophony of our current-day United States, that painting, in the quiet within those walls, offers a lesson that can seem as urgent as a breaking-news bulletin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
A prison key worker said he had come to the unit wanting to work on "reactions and perceptions of rudeness towards him".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
How do you — or, rather, how did the Pew researchers — measure rudeness?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
“While rudeness has always existed, the sheer opportunity for rudeness has increased significantly,” Dyas wrote.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
Even his closest friend, Okwudiba, often told him how humble he was, and it irked him slightly, because he wished Okwudiba would see that to call him humble was to make rudeness normal.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
