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rude

1

[rood]

adjective

ruder, rudest 
  1. discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way.

    a rude reply.

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  2. without culture, learning, or refinement.

    rude, illiterate peasants.

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  3. rough in manners or behavior; unmannerly; uncouth.

  4. rough, harsh, or ungentle.

    rude hands.

  5. roughly wrought, built, or formed; of a crude construction or kind.

    a rude cottage.

  6. not properly or fully developed; raw; unevolved.

    a rude first stage of development.

  7. harsh to the ear.

    rude sounds.

  8. without artistic elegance; of a primitive simplicity.

    a rude design.

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  9. violent or tempestuous, as the waves.

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  10. robust, sturdy, or vigorous.

    rude strength.

  11. approximate or tentative.

    a rude first calculation of costs.



Rude

2

[ryd]

noun

  1. çǾ 1784–1855, French sculptor.

rude

/ ː /

adjective

  1. insulting or uncivil; discourteous; impolite

    he was rude about her hairstyle

  2. lacking refinement; coarse or uncouth

  3. vulgar or obscene

    a rude joke

  4. unexpected and unpleasant

    a rude awakening to the facts of economic life

  5. roughly or crudely made

    we made a rude shelter on the island

  6. rough or harsh in sound, appearance, or behaviour

  7. humble or lowly

  8. (prenominal) robust or sturdy

    in rude health

  9. (prenominal) approximate or imprecise

    a rude estimate

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Other Word Forms

  • rudely adverb
  • rudeness noun
  • overrude adjective
  • overrudely adverb
  • overrudeness noun
  • unrude adjective
  • unrudely adverb
  • ˈܻ adverb
  • ˈܻԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rude1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rude, ruide, from Old French, from Latin rudis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rude1

C14: via Old French from Latin rudis coarse, unformed
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Synonym Study

See boorish. See raw.
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Example Sentences

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