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rude
1[ rood ]
adjective
- discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way:
a rude reply.
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- without culture, learning, or refinement:
rude, illiterate peasants.
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- 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.
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- violent or tempestuous, as the waves.
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- robust, sturdy, or vigorous:
rude strength.
- approximate or tentative:
a rude first calculation of costs.
Rude
2[ ryd ]
noun
- ·çǾ [f, r, ah, n, -, swa], 1784–1855, French sculptor.
rude
/ ː /
adjective
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈܻ, adverb
- ˈܻԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܻl adverb
- ܻn noun
- v·ܻ adjective
- over·ܻl adverb
- over·ܻn noun
- ܲ·ܻ adjective
- un·ܻl adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rude1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rude1
Example Sentences
The Pew survey found that just under half of U.S. adults polled — 47% — said the way people behave in public these days is ruder than before the pandemic.
The taxi driver told the court he was complaining he had lost money and was "rude, drunk and unsteady".
"I like learning about what kind of hijab a woman should wear, how she should treat her family, how to treat her brother and husband well and never be rude to them."
If there was hope, and belief, that this type of performance was maybe behind them, then this was the rudest of rude awakenings.
We spoke a week after she played some of the new songs in a gig at the Huntington, where her fans listened so intently that applauding almost felt rude.
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