crassly

adjective, crass·er, crass·est.

without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid: crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.

Archaic. thick; coarse.

Origin:
1535–45; (< Middle French) < Latin crassus thick, dense, fat, heavy

Related forms

crass·ly, adverb

crass·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. dull, boorish, oafish, indelicate.

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crass (kræs)

—*adj*
	stupid; gross

[C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross]

'crassly

—*adv*

'crassness

—n

'crassitude

—n

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crass (kræs)

—*adj*
	stupid; gross

[C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross]

'crassly

—*adv*

'crassness

—n

'crassitude

—n

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Word Origin & History

crass

1545, from M.Fr. crasse, from L. crassus "solid, thick, dense." The literal sense has always been rare in Eng.

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