rude
socially incorrect in behavior
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,512 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,761 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- socially incorrect in behavior also: ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannered, unmannerly resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion
- (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace also: ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, underbred, yokelish
- lacking civility or good manners also: uncivil want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes also: natural, raw natural yogurtnatural produce
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness also: crude, primitive the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early manprimitive movies of the 1890s
rude in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Ah, none but rude and savage-minded men Would seek the ruin of my Gaveston!
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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Loudly, wildly, the rude sounds assaulted the stillness until the quiet seemed hopelessly shattered by the din.
The Winning of Barbara Worth · Harold Bell Wright · Chapter 1
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They were rude sons and daughters of the hills who inhabited this mountain home two centuries ago.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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You were very rude to me, and you spend the day in London with another woman, and return bringing me a present.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1