rude

Speech parts

1. rude - Adjective

3. rude - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.

Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.

Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.

Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.

Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.

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: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

uncivil ill-mannered primitive crude vulgar uncivilized uncouth insolent impudent impertinent impolite churlish curt offensive rough
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Antonyms

immaculate prim cortes gallant great late
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Phrases with the word

in rude health be rude be rude to rude person being in rude health rude gesture

Anagrams

dure rued Duer

Examples

God drove Cain out of his presence and sent him into exile far away from his native land, so that he passed from a life of human kindness to one which was more akin to the rude existence of a wild beast. Ambrose

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. Rita Mae Brown

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action. Tennessee Williams

A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude saint. Lebanese Proverb

Laughing for no reason is rude. Arabic Proverb

To rude words deaf ears. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

ruddy turnstones ruddy-tailed flycatcher ruddyish rude answer rude awakening rude boy