Rude Ruːd People I Made Man Downright Mother

• a rude comment
• the man was downright rude to us.
• why are you so rude to your mother?
• she was very rude about my driving.

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
• The man was downright rude to us.
• Why are you so rude to your mother?
• She was very rude about my driving.
• It's rude to speak when you're eating.
• How rude of me not to offer you something to drink!
• There’s no need to be rude!
• I don’t wish to be rude, but I have another appointment in five minutes.
• Why are you so rude to your mother?
• It’s rude to speak when you’re eating.
• You cheeky monkey!
• a cheeky grin
• Some people said he had been disrespectful to the President in his last speech.
• Some people think it is impolite to ask someone’s age.
• Don’t be impertinent!
• He didn’t wish to appear discourteous.
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_1
• rude shacks
5. looking or feeling very healthy

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.
• He made a rude comment.
• It’s rude to speak when you’re eating.
• The man in the car in front made a rude gesture.
• There’s no need to be rude!

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’.