Word Meaning

Meaning of rude

- Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
- Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
- Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
- Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
- Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
- Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like.

Crossword clue for rude

- Abrupt
- Abusive
- Cheeky
- Coarse in manner
- Cobain said to be blunt
- Discourteous
- Impertinent
- Impolite
- Indecorous
- Lacking manners
- PS To leave prudes is bad mannered
- Unmannerly
- Unsophisticated
- without respect