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rude Definition

rude (ro̵̅o̅d)

adjective rud′er, rud′·est

  1. crude or rough in form or workmanship a rude hut
  2. barbarous or ignorant rude savages
    1. lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
    2. Brit., Informal indecent; obscene a rude joke
  4. discourteous; unmannerly a rude reply
  5. rough, violent, or harsh a rude awakening
  6. harsh in sound; discordant; not musical rude tones
  7. having or showing little skill or development; primitive rude drawings
  8. not carefully worked out or finished; not precise a rude appraisal
  9. sturdy; robust; rugged rude health

Etymology: OFr < L rudis, akin to rudus, debris, rubble < IE *reud-, to tear apart < base *reu-, to tear out, dig up > rug, rotten

rude Related Forms

rude′ly adverb rude′·ness noun

rude Synonyms

rude

modif.

  1. Boorish

    coarse, rough, uncouth, gauche, rustic, ungainly, awkward, lubberly, crude, vulgar, gross, crass, unrefined, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, uncivilized, blunt, rugged, barbarous, lumpish, ungraceful, hulking, loutish, oafish, antic, rowdy, disorderly, rowdyish, brutish, clownish, stupid, untrained, indecorous, unknowing, untaught, slovenly, ill-bred, inelegant, ignorant, inexpert, illiterate, clumsy, gawky, slouching, graceless, ungraceful, lumbering, green, unacquainted, unenlightened, uneducated, indecent, ribald, homely, common, outlandish, disgraceful, inappropriate, hayseed*, hick*. *

    Antonyms cultured*, urbane*, suave. *

  2. Not polite

    impolite, discourteous, ill-mannered, uncivil, churlish, sullen, surly, sharp, harsh, gruff, brusque, blunt, abrupt, tactless, curt, short, snappish, snarling, ungracious, unkind, ungentle, truculent, crabbed, sour, disdainful, unmannerly, improper, shabby, ill-chosen, ungentlemanly, fresh, abusive, forward, loud, loud-mouthed, boorish, bold, brazen, audacious, brash, arrogant, supercilious, blustering, crass, raw, saucy, impudent, pert, unabashed, contumelious, sharp-tongued, mocking, barefaced, insolent, impertinent, offensive, uncalled-for, vituperative, naughty, hostile, insulting, nasty, disrespectful, scornful, flippant, presumptuous, sarcastic, defiant, outrageous, imperious, swaggering, disparaging, contemptuous, unfeeling, insensitive, scoffing, scurrilous, disagreeable, domineering, overbearing, high-handed, self-assertive, brutal, severe, hard, cocky, bullying, cheeky, nervy, assuming, dictatorial, magisterial, officious, meddling, intrusive, meddlesome, acrimonious, bitter, uncivilized, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, snippy*, sassy*, flip*, snotty*, snooty*, brassy*, uppity*, crusty*, bold as brass*.

    Antonyms polite*, courteous*, mannerly. *

  3. Harsh

    rough, violent, stormy; see turbulent.

  4. Approximate

    guessed, surmised, imprecise; see approximate.

  5. Coarse

    rough, roughhewn, unpolished, ill-proportioned; see crude 1.

  6. Primitive

    ignorant, uncivilized, barbarous; see primitive 3.

rude, in this comparison, implies a deliberate lack of consideration for others' feelings and connotes, especially, insolence, impudence, etc. it was rude of you to ignore your uncle; ill-mannered suggests ignorance of the amenities of social behavior rather than deliberate rudeness a well-meaning but ill-mannered fellow; boorish now connotes insensitivity and is applied to one who is rude or ill-mannered in a coarse, loud, or overbearing way; impolite implies merely a failure to observe the forms of polite society it would be impolite to leave so early; discourteous suggests a lack of dignified consideration for others a discourteous reply; uncivil implies a disregarding of even the most elementary of good manners her uncivil treatment of the waiter

rude Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

  • interrupt: It's just that he thought it was rude to interrupt.
  • refuse: I did so, for it would have been rude to refuse; beside I had had enough of my sulking fit.
  • ignore: Anyway, as you called, all be it a long time ago I thought it would be rude to ignore you.
  • ask: Also is it rude to ask people to " bring a bottle " or should we provide everything?

Modifies a noun

  • awakening: There was to be a rude awakening, however, for all at Elland Road.
  • gesture: Now, they run a taxi firm in New York City, and anger Americans instead with rude hand gestures and minor traffic offenses.
  • remark: There were some rude remarks made about the lengths I had to go to in order to get Tom to stop speaking!
  • shock: I'm loving this warm weather - the next cold snap will be a rude shock.
  • waiter: Quite fast, you catch the eye of one of the notoriously rude waiters, who will look you up and down and snap.
  • interruption: A number of the Muslim students came up to me afterward and apologized for the rude interruptions by the older men.

Modifying Another Word

  • downright: The degree of tact ranged from courteous to downright rude.
  • incredibly: Or hoping against hope that the best word possible would be something incredibly rude.
  • terribly: Worst of all are sites which disable the Back button, Terribly rude, that is.
  • extremely: Not only is this poor business etiquette, I also consider it to be extremely rude of you.
  • rather: I wondered whether to tell you a rather rude story!
  • plain: Too often evangelicals have just been plain rude to people who do not agree.

Used with adjective complement

  • appear: Not shaking hands in this highly formal context would appear rude.
  • seem: It seemed rude not to give the puddings a go.
  • consider: It is considered very rude to get up from your seat between these two graces.
  • sound: In BERNE with great skill They work with a will To stop it from sounding too rude!

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