• Rude Definition & Synonyms
- (superl.) Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
- (superl.) 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.
- (superl.) Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
- (superl.) Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
- (superl.) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
- (superl.) Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
Synonyms: Crude,
Ill-bred,
Ill-mannered,
Lowbred,
Natural,
Primitive,
Raw,
Uncivil,
Underbred,
Unmannerly,
• Rudenture Definition & Synonyms
- (n.) Cabling. See Cabling.
• Rudesheimer Definition & Synonyms
- (n.) A German wine made near Rudesheim, on the Rhine.