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rude.

rough, harsh

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʁyd/

  1. rough, harsh

  2. tough, hard; severe

  3. bitter, harsh, sharp (of weather)

  4. crude, unpolished

  5. hardy, tough, rugged

  6. formidable, fearsome

    informal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French rude, a borrowing from Latin rudis (“unwrought”).

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