rude

Definition

Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.

Etymology

From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”).

Example Sentences

• "This girl was so rude towards the cashier by screaming at him for no apparent reason."
• "Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her."
• "Art thou thus bolden'd, man, by thy distress? Or else a rude despiser of good manners, That in civility thou seem'st so empty?"

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