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rudish

/ˈɹuːdɪʃ/

rudish adjective: somewhat rude.

Adjective

rudish (comparative more rudish, superlative most rudish)

  1. Somewhat rude.
    • for man and wife to quarrel before folks is rather rudish1774, Samuel Foote, The Cozeners

Forms of rudish

comparativemore rudish
superlativemost rudish

Origin of rudish

From Middle English rudish, rewdissh, equivalent to rude + -ish.

Questions about rudish

What does rudish mean?
Rudish means somewhat rude.
What part of speech is rudish?
Rudish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rudish?
Rudish is pronounced /ˈɹuːdɪʃ/.

Words near rudish in the dictionary

  1. rudimented
  2. rudimenting
  3. rudiments
  4. Rudin
  5. Rudins
  6. rudish
  7. Rudisill
  8. Rudisills
  9. rudist
  10. rudistid
  11. rudistids

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