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rude

   [rood]
adjective, rud·er, rud·est.
1.
discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
2.
without culture, learning, or refinement: rude, illiterate peasants.
3.
rough in manners or behavior; unmannerly; uncouth.
4.
rough, harsh, or ungentle: rude hands.
5.
roughly wrought, built, or formed; of a crude construction or kind: a rude cottage.
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6.
not properly or fully developed; raw; unevolved: a rude first stage of development.
7.
harsh to the ear: rude sounds.
8.
without artistic elegance; of a primitive simplicity: a rude design.
9.
violent or tempestuous, as the waves.
10.
robust, sturdy, or vigorous: rude strength.
11.
approximate or tentative: a rude first calculation of costs.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English rude, ruide (< Old French ) < Latin rudis

Related forms
rude·ly, adverb
rude·ness, noun
o·ver·rude, adjective
o·ver·rude·ly, adverb
o·ver·rude·ness, noun
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un·rude, adjective
un·rude·ly, adverb
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Synonyms
1. uncivil, unmannerly, curt, brusque, impertinent, impudent, saucy, pert, fresh. 1, 3. See boorish. 2. unrefined, uncultured, uncivilized, uncouth, coarse, vulgar, rough. 6. See raw. 8. rustic, artless. 9. stormy, fierce, tumultuous, turbulent.

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rude (ruːd)
 
—adj
1.  insulting or uncivil; discourteous; impolite: he was rude about her hairstyle
2.  lacking refinement; coarse or uncouth
3.  vulgar or obscene: a rude joke
4.  unexpected and unpleasant: a rude awakening to the facts of economic life
5.  roughly or crudely made: we made a rude shelter on the island
6.  rough or harsh in sound, appearance, or behaviour
7.  humble or lowly
8.  (prenominal) robust or sturdy: in rude health
9.  (prenominal) approximate or imprecise: a rude estimate
 
[C14: via Old French from Latin rudis coarse, unformed]
 
'rudely
 
—adv
 
'rudeness
 
—n
 
'rudery
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

rude
c.1280, "coarse, rough" (of surfaces), from L. rudis "rough, crude, unlearned," perhaps related to rudus "rubble." Sense of "ill-mannered" is from late 14c. Rudesby "insolent, unmannerly fellow" is from 1566. Rude boy (also rudie, for short) in Jamaican slang is attested from 1967. Fig. phrase rude awakening
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is attested from 1895.
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rude definition


  1. mod.
    undesirable; unpleasant. : The prof in my history class is a rude dude, for sure.
  2. mod.
    cool; pleasant; excellent. : Man, that's a rude bike!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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