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.

Origin of rude

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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM rude

rude·ly, adverb rude·ness, noun o·ver·rude, adjective o·ver·rude·ly, adverb

o·ver·rude·ness, noun un·rude, adjective un·rude·ly, adverb

Words nearby rude

ruddleman, ruddock, ruddy, ruddy duck, ruddy turnstone, rude, rude awakening, ruderal, rudesheimer, rudiment, rudimentary

Example sentences from the Web for rudeness

I knew the rudeness I was committing, but still I rose and left the church.

Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show |Robert W. Chambers |February 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To Andrew, it would appear, rudeness is a way of life — whether you are high-born or from below stairs.

The Daily Mail Catalogues The Many Failings of "Spoilt Oaf" Prince Andrew |Tom Sykes |September 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And "just to walk a few blocks requires barging your way through a melee of noise and rudeness and madness."

New Yorkers: Your Advice Is Needed! |The Daily Beast |October 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Moreover, not all of the identified "rudeness" is actually rude; it's just different customs.

Are Americans Really So Rude? |Megan McArdle |October 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The Daily Pic: The great Bruce Nauman doubles-down on rudeness, and defeats it.

Offensiveness, Defanged |Blake Gopnik |April 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And it was because of this and because of my last promise to him that your offer shocked me; I ask your pardon for my rudeness.

Melomaniacs |James Huneker
But the real cause was his sensitiveness to rudeness, his own temper being singularly sweet.

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The rudeness of the general, however, proved not so very great a disaster to Catherine.

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The cottages in this part of Cumberland partake of the rudeness which characterises those of Scotland.

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The places which have intricate spy systems to watch their employees are the ones where there is most rudeness and trickery.

The Book of Business Etiquette |Nella Henney

British Dictionary definitions for rudeness

rude

/ (ruːd) /

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 of rude

rudely, adverb rudeness or informal rudery, noun

Word Origin for rude

C14: via Old French from Latin rudis coarse, unformed

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rude

adjective, rud·er, rud·est.

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adjective

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rude

adjective, rud·er, rud·est.

Origin of rude

SYNONYMS FOR rude

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OTHER WORDS FROM rude

Words nearby rude

Words related to rudeness

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