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R0297900 (ro͞od) adj. rud·er, rud·est 1. Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting: was offended by his rude behavior. 2. a. Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive: a rude and savage land. b. Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill: a rude thatched hut. c. In a natural, raw state: bales of rude cotton. 3. Unpleasantly forceful or harsh: faced rude winds; received a rude shock. 4. Chiefly British Vigorous or robust: in rude health. 5. Archaic Lacking education or refinement: "They were so rude and ignorant ... that very little could be learned from them" (Samuel Johnson).

[Middle English, from Old French, unrefined, harsh, from Latin rudis, in a natural state, crude, ignorant; possibly akin to rūdus, rubble; see ruderal.]

rude′ly adv. rude′ness n.

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(ruːd) adj1. insulting or uncivil; discourteous; impolite: he was rude about her hairstyle. 2. lacking refinement; coarse or uncouth3. vulgar or obscene: a rude joke. 4. unexpected and unpleasant: a rude awakening to the facts of economic life. 5. roughly or crudely made: we made a rude shelter on the island. 6. rough or harsh in sound, appearance, or behaviour7. humble or lowly8. (prenominal) robust or sturdy: in rude health. 9. (prenominal) approximate or imprecise: a rude estimate. [C14: via Old French from Latin rudis coarse, unformed] ˈrudely adv ˈrudeness, ˈrudery n

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adj. rud•er, rud•est. 1. discourteous or impolite, esp. deliberately so: a rude reply. 2. without culture, learning, or refinement. 3. rough in manners or behavior; uncouth. 4. rough, harsh, or ungentle: a rude shock. 5. roughly built or made; crude: a rude cottage. 6. harsh to the ear: rude sounds. 7. lacking elegance; of a primitive simplicity: a rude design. 8. robust, sturdy, or vigorous. [1300–50; Middle English rude, ruide (< Old French) < Latin rudis] rude′ly, adv. rude′ness, n. syn: See raw.

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cullion - A rude, mean-spirited person.
bronco - Spanish for "rough, rude."
erudite - Meaning "having or showing knowledge," it traces to Latin eruditus/erudire, "bring out of an untrained state," with the base being rudis, "untrained; rude."
hoyden - Can be applied to rude, ignorant people.

rude

If someone is rude to you, their behaviour towards you is not polite.

Gertrude felt she had been rude to Sylvia.I was rather rude to a young nurse.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rude - socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion"bad-mannered, ill-mannered, unmannered, unmannerlyimpolite - not polite
	2.	rude - (of persons) lacking in refinement or gracebounderish, ill-bred, lowbred, underbred, yokelishunrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
	3.	rude - lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Catheruncivil
	4.	rude - (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"raw, naturalunprocessed - not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities"
	5.	rude - belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"primitive, crudeearly - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

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adjective1. impolite, insulting, cheeky, abrupt, short, blunt, abusive, curt, churlish, disrespectful, brusque, offhand, impertinent, insolent, inconsiderate, peremptory, impudent, discourteous, uncivil, unmannerly, ill-mannered He's rude to her friends.
impolite civil, mannerly, decent, gentlemanly, polite, gracious, respectful, courteous, cordial, considerate, sociable, urbane, courtly, well-bred, ladylike2. uncivilized, low, rough, savage, ignorant, coarse, illiterate, uneducated, brutish, barbarous, scurrilous, boorish, uncouth, unrefined, loutish, untutored, graceless, ungracious, unpolished, oafish, uncultured a rude barbarian3. vulgar, offensive, gross, crude, obscene, tasteless, lewd, indelicate He made a rude gesture with his finger.
vulgar learned, cultured, polished, educated, sophisticated, elegant, refined, civilized, urbane4. unpleasant, sharp, violent, sudden, harsh, startling, abrupt It came as a rude shock.5. roughly-made, simple, rough, raw, crude, primitive, makeshift, rough-hewn, artless, inelegant, inartistic He had already constructed a rude cabin.
roughly-made even, finished, smooth, well-made, artful, shapely

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adjective1. Not civilized:barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, wild.Archaic: uncivil.2. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship:crude, primitive, raw, rough, unpolished.3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar.4. Lacking good manners:discourteous, disrespectful, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly, unpolished.5. Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound:cacophonous, discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic, inharmonious, unharmonious, unmusical.

Translations

下流的粗野的粗鲁的

rude

(ruːd) adjective1. not polite; showing bad manners. rude behaviour.粗野的2. vulgar; indecent. rude pictures.下流的ˈrudely adverb粗野地ˈrudeness noun粗野

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rude awakening

The shocking instance of learning the unpleasant or unwelcome truth about a situation. We had a rude awakening when the waiter brought us the bill and we saw how much we had spent on dinner and drinks.See also: awaken, rude

age before beauty

A humorous way to tell someone to go ahead of one, meant as a playful insult. Chuck held the door open for Tim, motioned for him to go ahead, and said, "Age before beauty."See also: age, beauty, before

age before beauty

a jocular and slightly rude way of encouraging someone to go ahead of oneself; a comical, teasing, and slightly grudging way of indicating that someone else should or can go first. "No, no. Please, you take the next available seat," smiled Tom. "Age before beauty, you know."See also: age, beauty, before

a rude awakening

COMMON If you have had a rude awakening, you have been forced to realize the unpleasant truth about something. Such details as have emerged about the new economic package suggest that these citizens are indeed in for a rude awakening. Johnson was confident he could make a quick profit. But, instead of quick profits, he got a rude awakening.See also: awaken, rude

a rude awakening

a sudden realization of the true (bad) state of affairs, having previously been under the illusion that everything was satisfactory. 2004 The New Farm It must have been a rude awakening for the world powers when upstart Third-World countries began to flex their collective muscle. See also: awaken, rude

a rude aˈwakening

(written) a sudden, unexpected discovery of an unpleasant fact, truth, etc: If he thinks that the exam’s going to be easy, he’s going to get a rude awakening.See also: awaken, rude

rude

1. mod. undesirable; unpleasant. The prof in my history class is a rude dude, for sure. 2. mod. cool; pleasant; excellent. Man, that’s a rude bike!

age before beauty

Defer to the older person. This phrase is traditionally used when inviting another individual to pass through a doorway before one. Eric Partridge described it as a mock courtesy uttered by a young woman to an older man. Currently it is used only ironically or sarcastically. According to an old story, it was said rather snidely by Clare Boothe Luce when ushering Dorothy Parker through a doorway, and Parker replied, “Pearls before swine.” A related cliché is after you, Alphonse—no, after you, Gaston, repeated a number of times (in Britain, after you, Claude—no, after you, Cecil). The American version is based on a comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper, Alphonse and Gaston, which was popular in the early 1900s, and pokes fun at exaggerated politeness.See also: age, beauty, before

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adj impolite

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adj uncivilized

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adj vulgar

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adj unpleasant

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adj not civilized

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adj lacking expert, careful craftsmanship

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adj lacking in delicacy or refinement

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adj lacking good manners

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adj characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound

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adj socially incorrect in behavior

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adj (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

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adj lacking civility or good manners

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adj (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

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adj belonging to an early stage of technical development

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