crass

(krăs)
adj., crass·er, crass·est.
So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.

[Latin crassus, dense.]

crassitude crass'i·tude' (-ĭ-tūd', -tyūd') or crass'ness n.
crassly crass'ly adv.

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adjective

Lacking in delicacy or refinement: barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See courtesy/discourtesy, smooth/rough.

adj

Definition: coarse, insensitive
Antonyms: careful, delicate, kind, nice, refined, sensitive, tactful

[ad. L. crassitudo, f. crassus, crass]  /KRAS uh t(y)ud/
1) obs.  thickness (as of a solid body)
2) the quality or state of being crass: grossness; excessive dullness of intellect, obtuseness; also, an instance of this

IN BRIEF: Showing no sensitivity.

It was a crass comment to make especially after the awful accident.

Tutor's tip: Every time I see my old "crosse" (stick used in the game of lacrosse), memories of my teammates' "crass" (insensitive, tasteless) jokes "cross" (to encounter casually) my mind.

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For a list of words related to crass, see:

• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stupid, grov, tyk

Nederlands (Dutch)
bot, zeer dom, onbehouwen

Français (French)
adj. - grossier

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kraß, haarsträubend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χονδροειδής, άξεστος, κατάφωρος

Italiano (Italian)
grossolano, crasso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - crasso, grosso

Русский (Russian)
тупой, грубый, приземленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - craso, estúpido, grosero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grov, enorm, dum

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
粗鲁的, 非常的, 愚钝的, 粗糙的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粗魯的, 非常的, 愚鈍的, 粗糙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아둔한, 지독한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 愚かしい, 粗野な, 途方もない, ひどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غباء مطبق, مطبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גס, מושלם, גמור‬

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