rude

Meaning of rude

adjective
  1. offensively impolite or bad-mannered.
    she had been rude to her boss
    he is a rude and arrogant bully
    it's rude to talk about people right in front of them
  2. having a startling abruptness.
    the war came as a very rude awakening
  3. vigorous or hearty.
    Isabel had always been in rude health
  4. roughly made or done; lacking sophistication.
    a rude coffin

Middle English(in rude (sense 4), also ‘uncultured’): from Old French, from Latin rudis ‘unwrought’ (referring to handicraft), figuratively ‘uncultivated’; related to rudus ‘broken stone’.

Information about rude

Hyphenation of rude

rude

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • rude is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

rude synonyms

Meaning ill-mannered:

unmannered, unmannerly

Meaning ill-bred:

bounderish, lowbred, underbred, yokelish

Meaning uncivil:

uncivil

Meaning natural:

natural, raw

Meaning crude:

crude, primitive

Meaning not having or showing good manners; rude:

impolite

Meaning showing rudeness and a lack of consideration for other people:

discourteous

Meaning not showing proper respect; rude:

impertinent

Meaning showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect:

insolent

Meaning not showing due respect for another person; impertinent:

impudent

Meaning showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that is amusing or appealing:

cheeky

Meaning showing an impudent lack of respect:

audacious

Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate:

presumptuous

Meaning showing a lack of respect or courtesy; impolite:

disrespectful

Meaning rude in a mean-spirited and surly way:

churlish

Meaning showing no intelligence or sensitivity:

crass

Meaning rudely brief:

curt

Meaning abrupt or offhand in speech or manner:

brusque

Meaning (of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point:

blunt

Meaning not polite or friendly:

ungracious

Meaning lacking grace, elegance, or charm:

graceless

Meaning self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way:

brash

Meaning (of a person or their manner) unfriendly and inconsiderate; rude:

unpleasant

Meaning unfriendly and bad-tempered:

disagreeable

Meaning ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner:

offhand

Meaning (of a person) terse; uncivil:

short

Meaning (of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something:

sharp

Meaning causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed:

offensive

Meaning disrespectful or scornfully abusive:

insulting

Meaning showing a critical or disrespectful attitude:

derogatory

Meaning expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory:

disparaging

Meaning extremely offensive and insulting:

abusive

Meaning having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues:

tactless

Meaning being or appearing insensitive and tactless:

undiplomatic

Meaning not complimentary; negative or insulting:

uncomplimentary

Meaning (of a person's behaviour or attitude towards others) unkind; unsympathetic:

uncharitable

Meaning discourteous, especially towards women (typically used of a man or his behaviour):

unchivalrous

Meaning not gallant:

ungallant

Meaning not appropriate to or behaving like a gentleman:

ungentlemanly

Meaning not appropriate for or typical of a well-bred, decorous woman:

unladylike

Meaning boldly disrespectful; impudent:

malapert

Meaning (of behaviour) scornful and insulting; insolent:

contumelious

Meaning brief to the point of rudeness; curt:

abrupt

Meaning occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning:

sudden

Meaning very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable:

startling

Meaning behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way:

nasty

Meaning unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses:

harsh

Meaning relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form:

rudimentary

Meaning having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level:

rough

Meaning easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty:

simple

Meaning forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental:

basic

Meaning acting as an interim and temporary measure:

makeshift

rude antonyms

Meaning having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people:

polite

Meaning relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters:

civil

Meaning courteous and gallant, especially towards women (typically used of a man or his behaviour):

chivalrous

Meaning having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture:

sophisticated

Meaning stylish and sophisticated:

classy

Translation of rude

Anagrams of rude

Drue, Duer, duer, dure, rued

Words that rhyme with rude

Rude, crude, uncrude, unrude, jurisprude, prude, overrude, Ermentrude, Gertrude, Ortrude, Trude, Willtrude, abstrude, contrude, detrude, extrude, gertrude, intertrude, intrude, obtrude, preobtrude, protrude, reintrude, retrude, strude, subtrude

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