Rude
1rude — rude …
2rude — [ ryd ] adj. • 1213; lat. rudis « brut, inculte, grossier » 1 ♦ (Personnes) Mal dégrossi, primitif et qui donne une impression de force naturelle. ⇒ fruste, grossier, rustique. « Moi qui suis un homme simple et rude » (Claudel). « ce qu il… …
3rude — RUDE. adj. de tout genre. Raboteux, aspre au toucher. La toile grosse & neuve est bien rude. la haire, le cilice sur la chair est bien rude. il a la peau rude, le poil rude. On le dit aussi des choses qui sont aspres au palais, au goust. Ce vin… …
4Rude — Rude, a. [Compar. {Ruder}; superl. {Rudest}.] [F., fr. L. rudis.] 1. Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. [1913 Webster] Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed. Milton. [1913… …
5rude — 1 Rude, rough, crude, raw, callow, green, uncouth mean deficient in the qualities that make for finish or for perfection in development or in use. Rude, as applied to men and their minds, suggests a comparatively low state of culture or a dearth… …
6rude´ly — rude «rood», adjective, rud|er, rud|est. 1. not courteous; impolite: »It is rude to stare at people or to point. SYNONYM(S): uncivil, discourteous …
7rude — [ rud ] adjective ** 1. ) not polite: I don t want to seem rude, but I d rather be alone. it is rude to do something: It s rude to keep people waiting. downright rude (=extremely rude): The way she stared was downright rude. a ) offensive: a rude …
8rude — [ro͞od] adj. ruder, rudest [OFr < L rudis, akin to rudus, debris, rubble < IE * reud , to tear apart < base * reu , to tear out, dig up > RUG, ROTTEN] 1. crude or rough in form or workmanship [a rude hut] 2. barbarous or ignorant… …
9RUDE (F.) — RUDE FRANÇOIS (1784 1855) Sculpteur français. Bien qu’accepté par ses contemporains, Rude vécut une existence discrète, à l’abri des honneurs et des polémiques de la vie artistique de son temps, et c’est du moins l’image que ses premiers… …
10rude — [ru:d] adj comparative ruder superlative rudest [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin rudis raw, rough ] 1.) speaking or behaving in a way that is not polite and is likely to offend or annoy people = ↑impolite ≠ ↑polite ▪ a rude remar …
