"rude" Definition

Definitions for the word "rude" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. superl.
Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. superl.
Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. superl.
Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. superl.
Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. superl.
Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. superl.
Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. adj.
1 impolite or offensive. 2 roughly made or done; crude (rude plough). 3 primitive or uneducated (rude simplicity). 4 abrupt, sudden, startling (rude awakening). 5 colloq. Indecent, lewd (rude joke). 6 vigorous or hearty (rude health). rudely adv. Rudeness n. [latin rudis]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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