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rude

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rude in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. socially incorrect in behavior
    "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion"
    ill-mannered  bad-mannered  rude  unmannered  unmannerly 
  2. (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
    ill-bred  bounderish  lowbred  rude  underbred  yokelish 
  3. 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"
    crude  primitive  rude 
  4. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
    "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"
    natural  raw  rude 
  5. lacking civility or good manners
    "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather
    uncivil  rude 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University