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rude  (rd)

adj. rud·er, rud·est

1. Relatively undeveloped; primitive: a rude and savage land; a rude agricultural implement.

2.

a. Being in a crude, rough, unfinished condition: a rude thatched hut.

b. Exhibiting a marked lack of skill or precision in work: rude crafts.

c. In a natural, raw state: bales of rude cotton.

3.

a. Lacking the graces and refinement of civilized life; uncouth.

b. Lacking education or knowledge; unlearned.

c. Ill-mannered; discourteous: rude behavior.

4. Vigorous, robust, and sturdy.

5. Abruptly and unpleasantly forceful: received a rude shock.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rudis.]

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rudely adv.

rudeness n.

Synonyms: rude, crude, primitive, raw, rough
These adjectives mean marked by a lack of skill and finish: a rude hut; a crude drawing; primitive kitchen facilities; a raw wooden canoe; a rough sketch.

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rude

Adjective

1. insulting or impolite

2. vulgar or obscene: rude words

3. unexpected and unpleasant: we received a rude awakening

4. roughly or crudely made: the rude hovels

5. robust or sturdy: the very picture of rude health

6. lacking refinement [Latin rudis]

rudely adv
rudeness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rude - socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" bad-mannered, ill-mannered, unmannered, unmannerly impolite - not polite
	2.	rude - (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace bounderish, ill-bred, lowbred, underbred, yokelish unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
	3.	rude - lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather uncivil
	4.	rude - (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" raw, natural unprocessed - not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities"
	5.	rude - belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" primitive, crude early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

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rude

adjective 1. impolite, insulting, cheeky, abrupt, short, blunt, abusive, curt, churlish, disrespectful, brusque, offhand, impertinent, insolent, inconsiderate, peremptory, impudent, discourteous, uncivil, unmannerly, ill-mannered << OPPOSITE polite

adjective 2. uncivilized, low, rough, savage, ignorant, coarse, illiterate, uneducated, brutish, barbarous, scurrilous, boorish, uncouth, unrefined, loutish, untutored, graceless, ungracious, unpolished, oafish, uncultured

adjective 3. vulgar, gross, crude << OPPOSITE refined

adjective 4. unpleasant, sharp, violent, sudden, harsh, startling, abrupt

adjective 5. roughly-made, simple, rough, raw, crude, primitive, makeshift, rough-hewn, artless, inelegant, inartistic << OPPOSITE well-made

Translations

rude [ruːd] adj (= impolite) [person] → grosero, maleducado: [word, manners] → rudo, grosero (= indecent); indecente;

to be rude to sb → ser grosero con algn

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rude [ruːd] adj (= impolite) [person] → impoli(e): [word, manners] → grossier/ière (= shocking); indécent(e) → inconvenant(e);

to be rude to sb → être grossier envers qn

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rude [ruːd] adj (impolite) → unhöflich;

(naughty) → unanständig;

(unexpected) (shock etc) → böse;

(crude) (table, shelter etc) → primitiv;

to be rude to sb → unhöflich zu jdm sein;

a rude awakening → ein böses Erwachen

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rude [ruːd] adj (= impolite) [person] → scortese, rozzo/a: [word, manners] → grossolano/a, rozzo/a (= shocking); indecente;

to be rude to sb → essere maleducato con qn

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rude

adj rude [ruːd]

1 not polite; showing bad manners rude behaviour. onbeskof غَيْر مُهَذَّب ، وَقِح، فَظ груб hrubý grov grob αγενής, απότομος grosero; maleducado ebaviisakas بی ادب؛ پر رو epäkohtelias grossier, mal élevé חָצוּף अशिष्ट priprost nyers kasar ruddalegur sgarbato, rozzo 無作法な 버릇없는 šiurkštus rupjš; nepieklājīgs biadab onbeleefd uhøflig, uforskammet grubiański grosseiro grosolan, prost crescut грубый; невоспитанный hrubý grob nepristojan ohövlig, ohyfsad หยาบคาย kaba, saygısız 粗野的 грубий غیر مہذب thô lỗ 粗野的

2 vulgar; indecent rude pictures. vulgêr وَقِح، قَليل الحَياء، بذيء вулгарен sprostý vulgær primitiv χυδαίος indecente vulgaarne مبتذل tuhma indécent גס कच्चा, अनगढ़, अपरिष्कृत neuljudan, uvredljiv közönséges tidak sopan ósmekklegur, dónalegur sconcio, volgare 下品な 야한, 음란한 nepadorus neķītrs; nepiedienīgs kasar vulgair grov, simpel, uanstendig nieprzyzwoity indecente indecent непристойный sprostý prostaški vulgaran grov, fräck, vulgär ที่ไม่เหมาะสม edepsiz, ayıp 下流的 образливий بیہودہ thiếu thẩm mỹ 下流的

adv rudely

onbeskof بِوَقاحَه грубо hrubě groft; vulgært grob αγενώς, χυδαία, άξεστα groseramente ebaviisakalt بی ادبانه epäkohteliaasti grossièrement בְּגָסוּת अशिष्ट व्यवहार grubo, neodgojeno durván, gorombán dengan kasar ruddalega sgarbatamente 無作法に 버릇없이 šiurkščiai rupji; nepieklājīgi dengan kasar onbeleefd uhøflig; grovt; uanstendig grubiańsko grosseiramente (în mod) grosolan грубо hrubo grobo nepristojno ohövligt, grovt อย่างหยาบคาย kabaca, terbiyesizce 粗野地 грубо گستاخی سے thô lỗ 粗野地

n rudeness

onbeskoftheid وَقاحَه грубост hrubost grovhed die Grobheit αγένεια, χυδαιότητα grosería ebaviisakus بی ادبی؛ گستاخی epäkohteliaisuus grossièreté חוּצפָה अशिष्टता, अभद्रता, अशिक्षितपन, अशिक्षा, बहशीपन, जंगलीपन, शर्मनाकपन neuljudnost, grubost durvaság, otrombaság kekasaran ruddaskapur maleducazione 粗雑 무례함, 투박함 šiurkštumas rupjība; nepieklājība kebiadaban, kekasaran onbeleefdheid uhøflighet; uanstendighet grubiaństwo grosseria grosolănie; lipsă de mani­ere грубость; невоспитанность hrubosť grobost nepristojnost ohövlighet, oförskämdhet ความหยาบคาย kabalık, terbiyesizlik 粗野 грубість بد تمیزی sự thô lỗ 粗野