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[ adjective ] socially incorrect in behavior

Examples

"resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion"

Used in print

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

Usually she marked the few who did thank_you , you did n't get that kind much in a place like this : and she played a little game with herself , seeing how downright rude she could act to the others , before they 'd take offense , threaten to call the manager .

Related terms

impolite

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[ adjective ] socially incorrect in behavior

Examples

"resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion"

Related terms

impolite

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[ adjective ] (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

Used in print

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

Eugene was not entirely silent , or openly rude - unless asking Harold to move to another chair and placing himself in the fauteuil that creaked so alarmingly was an act of rudeness .

Related terms

unrefined

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[ adjective ] (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

Related terms

unrefined

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8248
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[ adjective ] (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition

Synonyms

raw natural

Examples

"natural yogurt" "natural produce" "raw wool" "raw sugar" "bales of rude cotton"

Related terms

unprocessed

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[ adjective ] belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

Synonyms

primitive crude

Examples

"the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man" "primitive movies of the 1890s" "primitive living conditions"

Related terms

early

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[ adjective ] lacking civility or good manners

Synonyms

uncivil

Examples

"want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather

Related terms

civil civility

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