Definition of RUDE

rude

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • socially incorrect in behavior
  • (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
  • (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
    • "bales of rude cotton"
  • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
    • "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"

Adjective

  • lacking civility or good manners; - Willa Cather

Adj

  • Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
  • Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
  • Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
  • Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
  • Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
  • Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
  • Crudely made; primitive.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”).

Antonyms

civil

Scrabble Score: 5

rude is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rude is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rude is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

rude is a valid Words With Friends word