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; (< Middle French ) < Latin crassus thick, dense, fat, heavy
1535–45; (< Middle French ) < Latin crassus thick, dense, fat, heavy
Related forms
crass·ly, adverb
crass·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. dull, boorish, oafish, indelicate.
1. dull, boorish, oafish, indelicate.
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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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