rude

[ rood ]

/ rud /

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adjective, rud·er, rud·est.

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.

SYNONYMS FOR rude

1 uncivil, unmannerly, curt, brusque, impertinent, impudent, saucy, pert, fresh.

2 unrefined, uncultured, uncivilized, uncouth, coarse, vulgar, rough.

8 rustic, artless.

9 stormy, fierce, tumultuous, turbulent.

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Origin of rude

1300–50; Middle English rude, ruide (<Old French ) <Latin rudis

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1, 3. See boorish. 6. See raw.

OTHER WORDS FROM rude

rudely, adverbrudeness, nouno·ver·rude, adjectiveo·ver·rude·ly, adverb

o·ver·rude·ness, nounun·rude, adjectiveun·rude·ly, adverb

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Rude

[ ryd ]

/ rüd /

noun

Fran·çois

[frahn-swa], /frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1784–1855, French sculptor.

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Example sentences from the Web for rude

The expert was the most famous natural philosopher in Italy, Father Ruder Boscovich.
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser|Lee Sandlin|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The material Paradise he dreams of in his ruder conditions, becomes a spiritual one with intellectual advancement.
The Religious Sentiment|Daniel G. Brinton
Nor is it safe or scientific to look on ruder practices as corruptions of the purer beliefs.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang
A second damsel, who was ruder, exclaimed, "He hath sworn to keep the peace."
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table|Unknown

The Peruvians, according to Prescott, spread their civilisation among their ruder neighbours more by example than by force.
Military Manners and Customs|James Anson Farrer
The Mahomedans did not accept it and they were waiting for a ruder shock.
India for Indians|C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das

British Dictionary definitions for rude

rude

/ (ruːd) /

adjective

insulting or uncivil; discourteous; impolitehe was rude about her hairstyle

lacking refinement; coarse or uncouth

vulgar or obscenea rude joke

unexpected and unpleasanta rude awakening to the facts of economic life

roughly or crudely madewe made a rude shelter on the island

rough or harsh in sound, appearance, or behaviour

humble or lowly

(prenominal) robust or sturdyin rude health

(prenominal) approximate or imprecisea rude estimate

Derived forms of rude

rudely, adverbrudeness or informal rudery, noun

Word Origin for rude

C14: via Old French from Latin rudis coarse, unformed

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