rude

adj., rud·er, rud·est.

1. Relatively undeveloped; primitive: a rude and savage land; a rude agricultural implement.
2. 1. Being in a crude, rough, unfinished condition: a rude thatched hut.
   2. Exhibiting a marked lack of skill or precision in work: rude crafts.
   3. In a natural, raw state: bales of rude cotton.
3. 1. Lacking the graces and refinement of civilized life; uncouth.
   2. Lacking education or knowledge; unlearned.
   3. Ill-mannered; discourteous: rude behavior.
4. Vigorous, robust, and sturdy.
5. Abruptly and unpleasantly forceful: received a rude shock.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rudis.]

rudely rude'ly adv.
rudeness rude'ness n.

SYNONYMS  rude, crude, primitive, raw, rough. These adjectives mean marked by a lack of skill and finish: a rude hut; a crude drawing; primitive kitchen facilities; a raw wooden canoe; a rough sketch.

adjective

1. Not civilized: barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, wild. Archaic uncivil. See culture/nature, wild/tame.
2. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship: crude, primitive, raw, rough, unpolished. See good/bad.
3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See courtesy/discourtesy, smooth/rough.
4. Lacking good manners: discourteous, disrespectful, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly, unpolished. See courtesy/discourtesy.
5. Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound: cacophonous, discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic, inharmonious, unharmonious, unmusical. See agree/disagree, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

adj

Definition: crude, primitive
Antonyms: polished, refined, sophisticated

adj

Definition: disrespectful, rough
Antonyms: kind, mannerly, nice, polite, respectful

adj

Definition: sudden; approximate
Antonyms: exact, gradual, smooth

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1. (of a program) Badly written.

2. Functionally poor, e.g., a program that is very difficult to use because of gratuitously poor (random?) design decisions. Oppose cuspy.

3. Anything that manipulates a shared resource without regard for its other users in such a way as to cause a (non-fatal) problem. Examples: programs that change tty modes without resetting them on exit, or windowing programs that keep forcing themselves to the top of the window stack.

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IN BRIEF: Without respect for others; impolite. Also: Roughly made.

It was rude of them not to thank you.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - grov, uhøflig, uforskammet, rå, uciviliseret

idioms:

• rude awakening    brat opvågning
• rude health    robust helbred

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbehoorlijk, onbeschoft

Français (French)
adj. - impoli, mal élevé, grossier, osé (un film), brutal, rudimentaire (littér), rude (un style)

idioms:

• rude awakening    réveil brutal
• rude health    (avoir) une santé de fer

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unhöflich, rüde, unanständig

idioms:

• rude awakening    böses Erwachen
• rude health    beste Gesundheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγενής, ανάγωγος, αγροίκος, απολίτιστος, βίαιος, σκαιός, πρόχειρος, κατά προσέγγιση, ακατέργαστος, πρωτόγονος

idioms:

• rude awakening    οδυνηρό ξύπνημα, οδυνηρή ανακάλυψη ή διαπίστωση
• rude health    άριστη υγεία

Italiano (Italian)
sfacciato, sgarbato

idioms:

• rude awakening    un brusco risveglio
• rude health    salute ottima

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rude, grosseiro

idioms:

• rude awakening    despertar repentino
• rude health    bastante saudável

Русский (Russian)
грубый, резкий, необработанный

idioms:

• rude awakening    горькое разочарование
• rude health    крепкое здоровье

Español (Spanish)
adj. - grosero, descortés, duro, maleducado, ordinario

idioms:

• rude awakening    una sorpresa muy desagradable
• rude health    vigoroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ohövlig, obildad, våldsam, primitiv, obearbetad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
粗鲁无礼的, 粗暴的, 粗陋的

idioms:

• rude awakening    猛然醒悟, 猛然觉醒
• rude health    健壮的身体

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粗魯無禮的, 粗暴的, 粗陋的

idioms:

• rude awakening    猛然醒悟, 猛然覺醒
• rude health    健壯的身體

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 야만의, 거친, 개략의, 난폭한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無作法な, 無礼な, みだらな, 粗暴な, 教養のない, 未開の, 粗雑な, 大体の, 未加工の, 未完成の, 頑強な, 自然のままの

idioms:

• rude awakening    突然のショック, 突然の目覚め
• rude health    たくましい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خام, بدائي, فظ, غير مهذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מנומס, גס, חצוף, פשוט, חריף, פתאומי, פרימיטיבי, גולמי, לא מחונך, סוער‬

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