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crass
[kras]
–adjective, -er, -est.
| 1. | without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid: crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts. |
| 2. | Archaic. thick; coarse. |
Origin:
1535–45; (< MF) < L crassus thick, dense, fat, heavy
1535–45; (< MF) < L crassus thick, dense, fat, heavy

Related forms:
crassly, adverb
crassness, noun
Synonyms:
1. dull, boorish, oafish, indelicate.
1. dull, boorish, oafish, indelicate.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : crass
Spanish:
craso, enorme, garrafal,
German:
grob,
Japanese:
ひどい
crass
1545, from M.Fr. crasse, from L. crassus "solid, thick, dense." The literal sense has always been rare in Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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