rude

rude [ro͞od]

adj.

ruder, rudest [OFr < L rudis, akin to rudus, debris, rubble < IE * reud-, to tear apart < base * reu-, to tear out, dig up > RUG, ROTTEN]

1. crude or rough in form or workmanship [a rude hut]

2. barbarous or ignorant [rude savages]

3.

a) lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.

b) [Brit. Informal] indecent; obscene [a rude joke]

4. discourteous; unmannerly [a rude reply]

5. rough, violent, or harsh [a rude awakening]

6. harsh in sound; discordant; not musical [rude tones]

7. having or showing little skill or development; primitive [rude drawings]

8. not carefully worked out or finished; not precise [a rude appraisal]

9. sturdy; robust; rugged [rude health]

rudely

adv.

rudeness

n.

SYN.- RUDE, in this comparison, implies a deliberate lack of consideration for others' feelings and connotes, especially, insolence, impudence, etc. [it was rude of you to ignore your uncle ]; ILL-MANNERED connotes ignorance of the amenities of social behavior rather than deliberate rudeness [a well-meaning but ill-mannered fellow ]; BOORISH is applied to one who is rude or ill-mannered in a coarse, loud, or overbearing way; IMPOLITE implies merely a failure to observe the forms of polite society [it would be impolite to leave so early ]; DISCOURTEOUS suggests a lack of dignified consideration for others [a discourteous reply ]; UNCIVIL implies a disregarding of even the most elementary of good manners [her uncivil treatment of the waiter ] -ANT. POLITE, CIVIL