rude
/ruːd/
#641 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
Not kind or polite; speaking or acting in a way that upsets other people.
Word origin
From Old French rude and Latin rudis, meaning rough or unpolished.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- rude
Examples
.
Here "rude" means not polite or good-mannered.
waiter.
"Rude" describes someone who is not kind to others.
Please .
Here "rude" means acting in a way that hurts people.
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