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

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