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   Rude

   /ro͞od/

   

   adjective

   • 1. offensively impolite or ill-mannered: "she had been rude to her boss" Similar ill-manneredbad-manneredimpolitediscourteousimpertinentinsolentimpudentcheekyaudaciouspresumptuousuncivildisrespectfulunmannerlyill-bredchurlishcrasscurtbrusquebluntungraciousgracelessbrashunpleasantdisagreeableoffhandshortsharpoffensiveinsultingderogatorydisparagingabusivetactlessundiplomaticuncomplimentaryuncharitableunchivalrousungallantungentlemanlyunladylikearchaic:malapertcontumeliousrare:underbredmannerlessOpposite politecivilchivalrous
   • ▪ referring to a taboo subject such as sex in a way considered improper and offensive: British "Graham giggled at every rude joke" Similar vulgarcoarsesmuttydirtyfilthycrudelewdobsceneoffensiveindelicateimproperindecoroussalaciousoff colortastelessin bad tasterisquénaughtyribaldbawdyracybroadspicycolorfulsuggestiveinformal:blueraunchynudge-nudgefruitynear the knucklesaucygamyeuphemistic:adultOpposite clean
   • 2. having a startling abruptness: "the war came as a very rude awakening" Similar abruptsuddensharpstartlingunpleasantdisagreeablenastyharsh
   • 3. vigorous or hearty: British "Isabel had always been in rude health"
   • 4. roughly made or done; lacking subtlety or sophistication: dated "a rude coffin" Similar primitivecruderudimentaryroughrough-hewnrough and readysimplebasicmakeshiftOpposite sophisticatedclassy
   • ▪ ignorant and uneducated: archaic "the new religion was first promulgated by rude men"

   Word Origin Middle English(in rude (sense 4), also ‘uncultured’): from Old French, from Latin rudis ‘unwrought’ (referring to handicraft), figuratively ‘uncultivated’; related to rudus ‘broken stone’.

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   Many synonyms of rude suggest a violation of manners or propriety, including impolite, bad-mannered, ill-mannered, mannerless, unmannerly, and discourteous. A word that suggests that a person doesn’t know how to interact with others—or doesn’t care how they do—is tactless.

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   Synonyms for RUDE: clumsy, crude, rough, flawed, imperfect, primitive, artless, defective; Antonyms of RUDE: perfect, refined, polished, meticulous, flawless, neat, skillful, well-done.

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   vulgar. He told a rather vulgar joke over dinner. crude. Don't be so crude in front of the children. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of rude. Learn more. Someone or something that is rude is not polite, or offensive and embarrassing. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press.

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   Synonyms for RUDE: impolite, abusive, cheeky, discourteous, disrespectful, ill-mannered, impertinent, impudent, insolent, insulting, …

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