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 rude rude /ˈruːd/

adjective

  1. () Socially incorrect in behavior  ( bad-mannered , ill-mannered , unmannered , rude , unmannerly )
    socially incorrect in behavior
     Resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion
    resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion
  2. () (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace  ( bounderish [Archaic, British] , ill-bred , lowbred , rude , underbred , yokelish , clodhopping [Informal] )
    (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
     I did not know I contradicted anybody in calling your mother bounderish
    I did not know I contradicted anybody in calling your mother bounderish
     I did not know I contradicted anybody in calling your mother ill-bred
    I did not know I contradicted anybody in calling your mother ill-bred
     The poet scorns the lowbred Cromwellian settler
    the poet scorns the lowbred Cromwellian settler
  3. Lacking civility or good manners  ( rude , uncivil )
    lacking civility or good manners
     Want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue
    want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue
  4. Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness  ( crude , rude , primitive )
    belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
     The crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
    the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
     Primitive movies of the 1890s
    primitive movies of the 1890s
     Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
    primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
  5. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes  ( natural , rude , raw )
    (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
     Natural yogurt
    natural yogurt
     Natural produce
    natural produce
     Raw wool
    raw wool
     Raw sugar
    raw sugar
     Bales of rude cotton
    bales of rude cotton