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Word entry · 4 letters

rude

Best crossword clue

"Ill-mannered"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ɹuːd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted deruStarts with REnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. socially incorrect in behavior

Word origin

From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”).

Used in a sentence

  • This girl was so rude towards the cashier by screaming at him for no apparent reason.
  • Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her.
  • Art thou thus bolden'd, man, by thy distress? Or else a rude despiser of good manners, That in civility thou seem'st so empty?

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Ill-mannered4 letters
02Impolite4 letters

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