rude

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/ 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.

OTHER WORDS 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

synonym study for rude

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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How to use rude in a sentence

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
Summoned to investigate the waterspout, Father Ruder set to work at once.
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser|Lee Sandlin|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Agriculture and the ruder forms of mechanical labor were the chief occupations of the people.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions|George S. Boutwell
Last of all came a ruder people, who destroyed the young culture in places.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft

This is evidently a ruder, simpler, and perhaps more primitive, mode of building.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
This mutual barter comprised almost every one of the ruder articles required for support or destruction of life.
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
This creates a variety; the Kandyans being somewhat ruder than the other Singhalese.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham

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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