| ADJECTIVE | all | rude, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannered, unmannerly | socially incorrect in behavior |
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| all | rude, ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, underbred, yokelish | (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace | |
| all | rude, uncivil | lacking civility or good manners | |
| all | rude, natural, raw | (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes | |
| all | rude, crude, primitive | belonging to an early stage / stage of technical development |
| Sounds | ruw'd | |
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| Rhymes | accrued ... vicissitude: 66 rhymes with uwd... | |
| Meaning | socially incorrect in behavior. | |
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| Synonyms | ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannered, unmannerly | |
| Broader | impolite | not polite |
| Spanish | descortés, malcriado, maleducado, rudo | |
| Catalan | rude | |
| Nouns | rudeness | a manner that is rude and insulting |
| Adverbs | rudely | in an impolite manner |
| Meaning | (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace. | |
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| Synonyms | ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, underbred, yokelish | |
| Broader | unrefined | (used of persons and their behavior) not refined |
| Spanish | basto, descortés, grosero, maleducado, rudo, tosco, zafio | |
| Catalan | bast, descortés, groller, grosser, maleducat, rude, tosc | |
| Meaning | lacking civility or good manners. | |
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| Synonym | uncivil | |
| Attribute of | civility | formal or perfunctory politeness |
| Opposite | civil, polite | not rude |
| Spanish | descortés, grosero, incivil, maleducado | |
| Nouns | rudeness | a manner that is rude and insulting |
| Meaning | (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "bales of rude cotton" | |
| Synonyms | natural, raw | |
| Broader | unprocessed | not altered from an original or natural state |
| Spanish | natural | |
| Catalan | natural, rude | |
| Meaning | Belonging to an early stage / stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness. | |
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| Example | "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man" | |
| Synonyms | crude, primitive | |
| Broader | early | Being or occurring at an early stage / stage of development |
| Spanish | primitivo, rudimentario, tosco | |
| Catalan | primitiu | |
| Nouns | rudeness | a wild or unrefined state |
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