rude.
Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
Meaning & usage
Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
This girl was so rude towards the cashier by screaming at him for no apparent reason.
Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her.
Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
a rude awakening
Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
a rude film
rude language
Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
Crudely made; primitive.
Good, awesome.
Sexy, hot, overtly attractive.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.