Rude I Ruːd Adjective Comment/Remark Started Swearing Words

• a rude comment/remark
• he started swearing and using rude words.
• there’s no need to be rude!
• she is bossy, rude and arrogant.

rude

1. having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings
• SYNONYM impolite
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/impolite
• a rude comment/remark
• He started swearing and using rude words.
• There’s no need to be rude!
• She is bossy, rude and arrogant.
• a rude waiter
• I don’t wish to be rude, but I have another appointment in five minutes.
• I don't mean to sound rude, but I have no idea what you're talking about.
• The man was downright rude to us.
• Why are you so rude to your mother?
• She was very rude about my driving.
• He's always rude to me about my singing.
• It's rude to speak when you're eating.
• How rude of me not to offer you something to drink!

Extra Examples

• He wasn't just impolite—he was downright rude.
• He's very rude about her cooking.
• I hope you won't think me rude if I leave early.
2. connected with sex or the body in a way that people find offensive or embarrassing
• a rude gesture
• Someone made a rude noise.
• The joke is too rude to repeat.
3. sudden, unpleasant and unexpected
• Those expecting good news will get a rude shock.
• If the players think they can win this match easily, they are in for a rude awakening.
4. made in a simple, basic way
• SYNONYM primitive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/primitive_2
• rude shacks
5. looking or feeling very healthy

Word Origin

• Middle English (in sense (4), also ‘uncultured’): from Old French, from Latin rudis ‘unwrought’ (referring to handicraft), figuratively ‘uncultivated’; related to rudus ‘broken stone’.