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crass

–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

]

—Related forms

crassly, adverb

crassness, noun

—Synonyms 1. dull, boorish, oafish, indelicate.

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adj. crass·er, crass·est
So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.

[Latin crassus, dense.]

crass'i·tude' (-ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd'), crass'ness n., crass'ly adv.

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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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crass
adjective
(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

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crass1 [krӕs] adjective

very obvious or very great
Example: a crass mistake

Arabic:	واضِح جدا
Chinese (Simplified):	极度的
Chinese (Traditional):	極度的, 明顯的
Czech:	hrubý, vyložený
Danish:	grov
Dutch:	grof
Estonian:	jäme
Finnish:	räikeä
French:	grossier
German:	grob
Greek:	χοντροειδής, εξόφθαλμος
Hungarian:	durva
Icelandic:	alger, gróflegur
Indonesian:	besar
Italian:	grossolano

Japanese:	ひどい
Korean:	심한; 터무니없는
Latvian:	pilnīgs; redzams
Lithuanian:	labai akivaizdus, didelis
Norwegian:	grov
Polish:	oczywisty
Portuguese (Brazil):	crasso
Portuguese (Portugal):	crasso
Romanian:	cras
Russian:	грубый
Slovak:	vyložený
Slovenian:	velik
Spanish:	craso, enorme, garrafal
Swedish:	kapital, kolossal
Turkish:	aptalca, ahmakça

crass2 [krӕs] adjective

stupid

Arabic:	غَبي
Chinese (Simplified):	愚蠢的
Chinese (Traditional):	愚蠢的
Czech:	hloupý
Danish:	stupid
Dutch:	dom
Estonian:	juhm
Finnish:	typerä
French:	épais
German:	grob
Greek:	ηλίθιος
Hungarian:	bolond
Icelandic:	heimskur
Indonesian:	tolol, bodoh
Italian:	crasso

Japanese:	愚かな
Korean:	어리석은
Latvian:	muļķīgs
Lithuanian:	visiškai kvailas
Norwegian:	dum som en sau
Polish:	głupi
Portuguese (Brazil):	bronco
Portuguese (Portugal):	crasso
Romanian:	prost
Russian:	тупой
Slovak:	hlúpy
Slovenian:	neumen
Spanish:	estúpido
Swedish:	dum
Turkish:	aptal, ahmak

crass3 [krӕs] adjective

insensitive

Arabic:	شَديد
Chinese (Simplified):	愚钝的
Chinese (Traditional):	愚鈍的
Czech:	necitlivý
Danish:	ufølsom
Dutch:	onbehouwen
Estonian:	tuim
Finnish:	karkea
French:	épais
German:	grob
Greek:	χοντρόπετσος, αναίσθητος
Hungarian:	érzéketlen
Icelandic:	tilfinningasljór
Indonesian:	tak berperasaan
Italian:	rozzo

Japanese:	愚鈍な
Korean:	두꺼운, 거친
Latvian:	nejūtīgs
Lithuanian:	nesupratingas, netaktiškas
Norwegian:	følelseskald, krass
Polish:	nieczuły
Portuguese (Brazil):	grosseiro
Portuguese (Portugal):	grosseiro
Romanian:	nesimţit
Russian:	толстокожий
Slovak:	necitlivý
Slovenian:	robat
Spanish:	insensible, inhumano
Swedish:	grov
Turkish:	duygusuz