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Rude Very Common

Rude has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

socially incorrect in behavior

"resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion"

2

(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

"His manner was so rude that he failed to hold the door open for anyone entering the room."

3

lacking civility or good manners

"want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"

4

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

"natural yogurt"

"natural produce"

"raw wool"

"raw sugar"

"bales of rude cotton"

5

belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

"the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"

"primitive movies of the 1890s"

"primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"

6

Bad-mannered.

"The rude guest refused to say thank you after being served dinner."

Example Sentences
"resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" adjective
"want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue" adjective
"natural yogurt" adjective
"natural produce" adjective
"raw wool" adjective
"raw sugar" adjective
"bales of rude cotton" adjective
"the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man" adjective
"primitive movies of the 1890s" adjective
"primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" adjective
See Also
rudeness randy flip bird flip off insolent carl fresh brutely
Related Terms
Antonyms
polite

Origin

The word entered English via the Old French ruide, which originally meant "rough" or "raw." Over time, this sense of being unrefined shifted to describe a person's behavior as harsh or discourteous.

Rhyming Words
aude vude tude lude jude dude nude maude crude itude laude prude loude elude trude shude etude exude delude illude
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