Rude Definition & Meaning
rude
- adjective
- socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion"
- (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
- lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather
- (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"
- 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"
"Rude" in song lyrics
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"Wasn't trying to be rude"
3 Melancholy Gypsies — And If -
"And all my girlfriends are black, and they act rude"
69 Boyz — Survival of Da Fittest -
"and I ain't trying to be rude"
69 Boyz f/ JT Money — 2 A.M. (Watcha Doin'?)
Words that rhyme with rude
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- What does rude mean?
- socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather (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" belonging to an early stage of technical development
- What part of speech is rude?
- Rude is an adjective.
- How many definitions does rude have?
- Rude has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).