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rudely |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: --Chaucer. He was but rude in the profession of arms. --Sir H. Wotton. the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. --Gray. c Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like as the rude winter. [Clouds] pushed with winds, rude in their shock. --Milton. The rude agitation [of water] breaks it into foam. --Boyle. d Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like as the rude shock of armies. e Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like ``The rude Irish books.'' --Spenser. Rude am I in my speech. --Shak. Unblemished by my rude translation. --Dryden. Syn: Impertinent; rough; uneven; shapeless; unfashioned rugged; artless; unpolished; uncouth; inelegant; rustic; coarse; vulgar; clownish; raw; unskillful; untaught; illiterate; ignorant; uncivil; impolite; saucy; impudent; insolent; surly; currish; churlish; brutal; uncivilized; barbarous; savage; violent; fierce; tumultuous; turbulent; impetuous; boisterous; harsh; inclement; severe. See {Impertiment}. -- {Rude"ly}, adv -- {Rude"ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rudely adv : in an impolite manner; "he treated her impolitely" [syn: {impolitely}, {discourteously}, {showing bad manners}] [ant: {politely}, {politely}]
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