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rudest

rudest is the superlative form of rude.

Meaning of rude

Adjective

rude (comparative ruder, superlative rudest)

  1. Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
    • This girl was so rude towards the cashier by screaming at him for no apparent reason.
    Synonyms:
    ill-mannered
  2. Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
    • But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 11:6
  3. Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
    • a rude awakening
  4. Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
    • a rude film
    Synonyms:
    adult
  5. Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
    Synonyms:
    primitive
  6. Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
    • A comfortable house for a rude and hardy race, that lived mostly out of doors, was once made here almost entirely of such materials as Nature furnished ready to their hands.1854, Henry David Thoreau, Walden Pond

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Questions about rudest

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Rudest is the superlative form of rude.

Words near rudest in the dictionary

  1. rudery
  2. rudesbies
  3. rudesby
  4. rudesbys
  5. rudesome
  6. rudest
  7. Rudgard
  8. rudge
  9. rudges
  10. Rudgwick
  11. Rudheath

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