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Definition of Rude
| a. | 1. | Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. | | 2. | Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; - said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship. | | 3. | Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; - said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like. | | 4. | Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; - said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter. | | 5. | Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; - said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies. |
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