rude
Pronunciation: /ɹuːd/
The English word “rude” has 9 meanings listed here.
adjective
- 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.
- Good, awesome.
- Sexy, hot, overtly attractive.
Etymology
From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”).
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