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rude
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- pronunciation:
- rud
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adjective |
| inflections: |
ruder, rudest |
| definition 1: |
When someone is rude, they say or do things that are not polite. They don't think about the feelings of other people. If you talk very loud in a movie theater while other people are trying to watch the movie, you are being rude.
It was rude of Ryan to go in front of the other people who were waiting in line for food.- synonyms:
- crude, disrespectful
- antonyms:
- civil, civilized, polite
- similar words:
- fresh, rough, smart
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| definition 2: |
When something is rude, it is rough or simple.
The hikers made a rude shelter out of tree branches.- synonyms:
- crude, primitive, simple
- similar words:
- rough
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| related words: |
abrupt, disrespectful, offensive |
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| derivations: |
rudely (adv.), rudeness (n.) |
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