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Word: Rude
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in rude (sense 4), also ‘uncultured’): from Old French, from Latin rudis ‘unwrought’ (referring to handicraft), figuratively ‘uncultivated’; related to rudus ‘broken stone’
ruːd
offensively impolite or bad-mannered
Short Definition:offensively impolite or bad-mannered
Examples:- she had been rude to her boss
- he is a rude and arrogant bully
- how rude of me, I should have offered you some tea
- it's rude to talk about people right in front of them
having a startling abruptness
Short Definition:having startling abruptness
Examples:- the war came as a very rude awakening
vigorous or hearty
Short Definition:vigorous or hearty
Examples:- Isabel had always been in rude health
roughly made or done; lacking sophistication
Short Definition:roughly made or done
Examples:- a rude coffin
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