crass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste.
  2. Materialistic.
  3. Physically dense or thick.
  4. Lacking finesse; crude and obvious.

Pronunciation

/kɹæs/ /kɹɑːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crass.wav

Word forms

crass crasser crassest

Etymology

From Middle English cras, craas, from Old French cras, from Latin crassus (“dense, thick, gross, fat, heavy”). Doublet of grease.

Derived words

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