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Etymology
From Middle English < Old French < Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”), from Undetermined root.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːd
Adjective
rude (comparative ruder, superlative rudest)
- Bad mannered.
- Obscene, pornographic, offensive.
- Tough, robust.
- Undeveloped, unskilled, basic.
- year?, Corinthians 11:6, which? version of the Bible
- But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge
- year?, Rudyard Kipling, The Conundrum of the Workshops
- When the flush of a new-born sun fell first on Eden's green and gold,
- Our father Adam sat under the Tree and scratched with a stick in the mould;
- And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart,
- Till the Devil whispered behind the leaves, "It's pretty, but is it Art?"
- year?, Corinthians 11:6, which? version of the Bible
- Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:impolite
Derived terms
External links
- rude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- rude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- rude at OneLook® Dictionary Search
Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ruːdə/, [ˈʁoːðə]
Noun
rude c. (singular definite ruden, plural indefinite ruder)
Inflection
Inflection of rude| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | rude | ruden | ruder | ruderne |
| genitive | rudes | rudens | ruders | rudernes |
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rudis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rude m. (f. rude, m. plural rudes, f. plural rudes)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Italian
Adjective
rude inv.
Anagrams
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