rude
/ɹud/ adjective A1- Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous. · This girl was so rude towards the cashier by screaming at him for no apparent reason.· Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her.
- Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
- Violent; abrupt; turbulent. · a rude awakening
- Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive. · a rude film· rude language
- Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
- Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
- Crudely made; primitive.
- Good, awesome.
Comparative ruder · Superlative rudest
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“You should learn not to make personal remarks,” Alice said with some severity; “it’s very rude.”
However, she did not like to be rude, so she bore it as well as she could.
“Tabaqui came to me not long ago with some rude talk that I was a naked man’s cub and not fit to dig pig-nuts.
And there’s nothing rude or slangy in what she does say.
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