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rude
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- pronunciation:
- rud
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
ruder, rudest |
definition 1: |
showing poor manners; not polite.
It was rude to take the gift without saying "thank you."- synonyms:
- crude, discourteous, impertinent, impolite, impudent, insolent
- antonyms:
- civil, civilized, gracious, polite
- similar words:
- coarse, fresh, gross, inconsiderate, rough, smart, vulgar
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definition 2: |
crude or simple.
We made a rude shelter out of tree branches.- synonyms:
- crude, primitive, simple
- similar words:
- rough
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related words: |
abrupt, bold, curt, forward, gruff, impudent, offensive, tasteless, thoughtless, wrong |
derivations: |
rudely (adv.), rudeness (n.) |
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