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English adjective: rude | |||
| 1. | rude socially incorrect in behavior | ||
| Samples | Resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion. | ||
| Synonyms | bad-mannered, ill-mannered, unmannered, unmannerly | ||
| Similar | impolite | ||
| Antonyms | polite | ||
| 2. | rude (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace | ||
| Synonyms | bounderish, ill-bred, lowbred, underbred, yokelish | ||
| Similar | unrefined | ||
| Antonyms | refined | ||
| 3. | rude lacking civility or good manners | ||
| Samples | Want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue. | ||
| Synonyms | uncivil | ||
| Attribute | civility | ||
| Antonyms | civil, polite | ||
| 4. | rude (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes | ||
| Samples | Natural yogurt. Natural produce. Raw wool. Raw sugar. Bales of rude cotton. | ||
| Synonyms | natural, raw | ||
| Similar | unprocessed | ||
| Antonyms | processed | ||
| 5. | rude belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness | ||
| Samples | The crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man. Primitive movies of the 1890s. Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains. | ||
| Synonyms | crude, primitive | ||
| Similar | early | ||
| Antonyms | later, late | ||
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