rude

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Adjective 3.4 Anagrams 4 Italian 4.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin rudis (“‘rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled’”); root unknown.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ro͞od, IPA: /ruːd/, SAMPA: /ru:d/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

• Rhymes: -uːd

[edit] Adjective

rude (comparative ruder, superlative rudest)

1. Bad mannered.
2. Obscene, pornographic, offensive.
3. Tough, robust.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:impolite

[edit] Derived terms

• rudeness

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• rude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• rude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• rude at OneLook® Dictionary Search

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deru
• dure
• rued

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ruːdə/, [ˈʁoːðə]

[edit] Noun

rude c. (singular definite ruden, plural indefinite ruder)

1. pane
2. window
3. square
4. lozenge, diamond
5. (botany) rue (various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta)

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rudis.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʁyd/
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[edit] Adjective

rude m. (f. rude, m. plural rudes, f. plural rudes)

1. rough, harsh
2. tough, hard; severe
3. crude, unpolished
4. hardy, tough, rugged

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deru
• dure, duré

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

rude inv.

1. tough
2. rough, coarse