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RUDE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Socially incorrect in behavior
Example:
resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion
Synonyms:
bad-mannered; ill-mannered; rude; unmannered; unmannerly
Classified under:
Similar:
impolite (not polite)
Derivation:
rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking civility or good manners
Example:
want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue
Synonyms:
rude; uncivil
Classified under:
Attribute:
civility (formal or perfunctory politeness)
Derivation:
rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
Example:
primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
early (being or occurring at an early stage of development)
Derivation:
rudeness (a wild or unrefined state)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
Synonyms:
bounderish; ill-bred; lowbred; rude; underbred; yokelish
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unrefined ((used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
Example:
bales of rude cotton
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unprocessed (not altered from an original or natural state)
Context examples:
He cut a slice of beef from the joint upon the sideboard, sandwiched it between two rounds of bread, and thrusting this rude meal into his pocket he started off upon his expedition.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She gently chid me for being rude; and, keeping me close to her shawl, turned to thank the gentleman for taking so much trouble as to bring her home.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Their buildings, although very rude and simple, are not inconvenient, but well contrived to defend them from all injuries of cold and heat.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
The lines of her face were hard and rude, like that of persons accustomed to see without sympathising in sights of misery.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The cold evening breeze, of which I have spoken, whistled through every chink of the rude building and sprinkled the floor with a continual rain of fine sand.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He was a man of little culture, but with a considerable amount of rude strength, both physically and mentally.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She began then to be afraid of appearing rude and impatient; and walked to meet them with a great anxiety to avoid the suspicion.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
She is abominably rude to keep Charlotte out of doors in all this wind.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
You would, perhaps, think me rude if I inquired in return whether you are a philanthropist?
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Then all rode farther on their journey, till the day grew so warm, and the sun so scorching, that the bride began to feel very thirsty again; and at last, when they came to a river, she forgot her maid’s rude speech, and said, Pray get down, and fetch me some water to drink in my golden cup.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
