English Explanatory Dictionary

rude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
  2. Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
  3. Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
  4. Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
  5. Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
  6. Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
  7. Crudely made; primitive.
  8. Good, awesome.
  9. Sexy, hot, overtly attractive.

Pronunciation

ro͞od /ɹuːd/ /ɹud/ en-us-rude.ogg /ɹʉːd/

Word forms

rude ruder rudest

Etymology

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

Synonyms

uncouth impolite blue pornographic crude ill-mannered adult primitive

Related words

erudite erudition rudiment rudimentary

Derived words

overrude rude awakening rudeboy rude boy rudefem rudeful rudeling rudely rudeness rudery rudesby rudesome rude word rudish rudity unrude
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