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rude |
Grep of noun rude crude prude rudeness Overview of adj rude The adj rude has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) ill-mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerly -- (socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion") 2. (1) ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish -- ((of persons) lacking in refinement or grace) 3. uncivil, rude -- (lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather) 4. natural, raw, rude -- ((used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton") 5. crude, primitive, rude -- (belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and often crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains") Antonyms of adj rude 5 senses of rude Sense 1 ill-mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerly INDIRECT (VIA impolite) -> polite Sense 2 ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish INDIRECT (VIA unrefined) -> refined Sense 3 uncivil (vs. civil), rude Sense 4 natural, raw(postnominal), rude(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA unprocessed) -> processed Sense 5 crude, primitive, rude INDIRECT (VIA early) -> late, later Similarity of adj rude 5 senses of rude Sense 1 ill-mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerly => impolite (vs. polite) Sense 2 ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish => unrefined (vs. refined) Sense 3 uncivil (vs. civil), rude Sense 4 natural, raw(postnominal), rude(postnominal) => unprocessed (vs. processed) Sense 5 crude, primitive, rude => early (vs. late) Attributes of adj rude 1 of 5 senses of rude Sense 3 uncivil (vs. civil), rude => civility Familiarity of adj rude rude used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj rude crude rude Overview of adj rude The adj rude has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) ill-mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerly -- (socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion") 2. (1) ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish -- ((of persons) lacking in refinement or grace) 3. uncivil, rude -- (lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather) 4. natural, raw, rude -- ((used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton") 5. crude, primitive, rude -- (belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and often crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains")
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