Rude
[ruːd] or [rud]
Definition
(superl.) Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
(superl.) Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
(superl.) Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
(superl.) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
(superl.) Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
(superl.) Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like.
Checker: Vernon
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Rough, rugged, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, unformed, unwrought, crude, ill-formed.[2]. Artless, unpolished, raw, coarse, inelegant, uncouth, clownish, loutish, boorish, ungraceful, uncivilized, untrained, untaught, undisciplined, ignorant, barbarous, illiterate, brutal, savage.[3]. Uncivil, uncourteous, impolite, impudent, impertinent, saucy, vulgar, insolent, ill-bred, surly, currish, gruff, churlish, bearish, BRUSQUE.[4]. Violent, fierce, impetuous, inclement, boisterous, tumultuous, harsh, severe, turbulent.
Typist: Nadine
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Impertinent, rough, {[unereu]?}, shapeless, unfashioned, artless, unpolished,uncouth, inelegant, rustic, coarse, vulgar, clownish, raw, unskilful, untaught,illiterate, ignorant, uncivil, saucy, impolite, impudent, insolent, surly,{[currifb]?}, churlish, brutal, uncivilized, barbarous, savage, violent,tumultuous, turbulent, Impetuous, boisterous, harsh, inclement, severe,Insulting, grotesque, barbaric, archaic
ANT:Modest, bashful, civil, courteous, ceremonious, deferential, smooth, even,artistic, polished, fashioned, courtly, elegant, high-wrought, polite,accommodating, considerate, refined, gentle, peaceful, culm, genial, balmy,halcyonic, serene, placid, modern, modish, fashionable
Editor: Priscilla
Definition
superl. Ru′dest) adj. crude: uncultivated: barbarous: rough: harsh: ignorant: uncivil: not smoothed: of low rank: mean: savage: brutal: ferocious: ill-bred: boorish: stormy: robust: not in good taste.—adj. Rude′-grow′ing rough: wild.—adv. Rude′ly.—ns. Rude′ness; Rudes′by (Shak.) an uncivil fellow.
Typed by Anton
Examples
- Under such high patronage most of the ideas and principles of ordnance now prevailing were discovered or suggested, but were embodied for the most part in rude and inefficient contrivances. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I did not mean to be so rude. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It will require a very great one to enable them to do so in the rude produce of the soil. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But I am afraid I and Lady Sara were a little rude in quizzing her. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Rent, even where coals afford one, has generally a smaller share in their price than in that of most other parts of the rude produce of land. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Magnificence there was, with some rude attempt at taste; but of comfort there was little, and, being unknown, it was unmissed. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There she stands, pointing to a rude image of the Virgin Mary, see if she can avert the fate that awaits thee. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- They abound, therefore, in the rude produce of land; and instead of importing it from other countries, they have generally a large surplus to export. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Oh, yes, said Alvanly, you will give yourself a good character of course; but I shall not impose upon your goodness by doing anything half so rude. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Rude disappointment, sharp cross! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But where his ruder blows could not penetrate, the fine, insinuating blade of Loerke's insect-like comprehension could. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Trailing wearily behind a rude wagon, and over a ruder road, Tom and his associates faced onward. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- There is something in boldness and determination that for a time hushes even the rudest nature. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Agriculture, even in its rudest and lowest state, supposes a settlement, some sort of fixed habitation, which cannot be abandoned without great loss. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Come out here and speak to me, repeated the Count, still perfectly uninfluenced by the rudest speech that his friend could make to him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Alongside the rudest and earliest chipped stone implements have been found the hollow clay dish for holding fire, or food, or water. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- At any rate, the rudest type of Pal?olithic implements presently disappears. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That was altogether too much from a lad younger than herself, and Meg walked away, saying petulantly, You are the rudest boy I ever saw. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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