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The definition of crass is something that is crude, insensitive and unrefined.

(adjective)

An example of crass is an uneducated assumption made about a subject.
An example of crass is burping and using low-brow humor to try to be funny.

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See crass in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
tasteless, insensitive, and coarse
money-grubbing; blatantly materialistic

Origin: L crassus, thick, gross, fat, akin to cratis: see crate

Related Forms:

crassly adverb
crassness noun or crassitude

See crass in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective crass·er, crass·est

So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.

Origin:

Origin: Latin crassus, dense

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Related Forms:

crassˈi·tudeˌ (-ĭ-to͞odˌ, -tyo͞odˌ), crassˈness noun

crassˈly adverb

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