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as in disrespectful
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
it's rude to call someone "ugly"
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as in clumsy
hastily or roughly constructed
a rude shelter built from unfinished logs by some forgotten pioneer
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as in primitive
belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
rude stone tools
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
a comedian who uses a lot of rude language in his nightclub act
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as in barbarian
not civilized
missionaries who believed that it was their duty to convert the rude peoples of the world
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as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
rude hillbillies they might have been, but they produced music with real poignancy
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as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
rude pelts that were sent to Europe to be fashioned into elegant hats and coats
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Recent Examples of rude
And, in Lalas' defense, Corden did wear workout gear during a segment on After Hours, so the description was technically correct, if somewhat rude.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
That seems a pretty rude thing to write in the newspaper.
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Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Brock isn’t being rude — far from it.
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Rachel Brodsky,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
There is a profound difference between rude political commentary and language that normalizes violence against other human beings.
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Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
That seems a pretty rude thing to write in the newspaper.
—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Brock isn’t being rude — far from it.
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Rachel Brodsky,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
There is a profound difference between rude political commentary and language that normalizes violence against other human beings.
—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rude
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Mention of women has also not been absent in the president’s disrespectful rants.
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Plus, that guy with no shirt was disrespectful.
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This has, in many cases, led to some clumsy looking solutions at venues across North America.
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An early furor over accepting valuable gifts, including designer spectacles and Taylor Swift concert tickets, was followed by a series of policy U-turns, especially clumsy attempts to cut welfare spending that stirred anger in Labour ranks.
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These few extra channels—combined with some sounds ripped from an expansion for the MSX, another 8-bit console—were enough to transcend the Game Boy’s original limitations while still evoking the handheld system’s primitive beauty.
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Likewise, primitive asteroidal bodies are somewhat like fossilized remnants of the building blocks of the solar system's planets, including Earth.
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Like a more crass, animated Seinfeld, Rocko deals with the mundanities and absurdities of daily life.
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With the games having kicked off, the sport has shown its ineffable power to supplant crass and capitalistic overreach.
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Language would have been a part of the divide between Roman and barbarian.
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For the design of the barbarian figure, Sweet reached out to Mark Taylor, an artist and designer at Mattel.
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Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
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And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.
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Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.
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Mariana is not pleased to hear this, and he's got some rough-looking dudes with him.
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Dual suspension helps smooth rough trails, hydraulic disc brakes provide dependable stopping power in changing conditions, and four-inch fat tires improve traction across gravel, dirt, sand, and pavement.
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“Rude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rude. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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