crassly
1
7.8
- adverb
- /ˈkræsli/
- Offensive
:
burdamente
- Also, in Britain, it's a way of tackling welfare dependency—or rather the blithe acceptance of welfare dependency as a way of life—without crassly blaming the dependents...
- crassly put
- crassly commercial
Examples
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And it's simply unbelievable that a senior executive of a major corporation seeking favors would be quoted in the national media crassly rejecting the community's concerns today.
Blog text (17) -
"You charge $6,000 a day," he says crassly.
Academic text (2014) -
Never before has the beauty of the sexual act been so crassly exploited!
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The Ark will not tolerate being used crassly for the needs of men.
Blog text (9) -
In private, he ignores his son's feelings and is crassly ignorant of his son's needs.
Academic text (2002) -
To wit, Adams crassly slights the importance of slavery by comparing it to Prohibition when making a point about freedom:
Academic text (2014) -
Perhaps you are using stats about other nations who struggle with extreme poverty to crassly decide that there's not enough money or votes at play to make a difference, so you can spit on people?
Blog text (32) -
And in general, bringing money too crassly into an equation can destroy other more important bonds—see Dan Ariely for some great examples.
Blog text (11) -
Many scholars are quite adept at negotiating advances and reasonably good royalty agreements with their publishers; they are not being crassly commercial and materialistic when they deposit their royalty checks in their bank accounts or in trust funds for their children.
Academic text (1997) -
He spoke crassly about her appearance, showing no regard for her feelings.
Synonyms
25
1.3
In a way that is not polite and shows no respect
15
4.5
In a rude or unpleasant way that upsets people
7
7.7
In a way that shows no care for other people's feelings
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
1
6.9
In a rude or impolite way
1
6.1
In a way that does not think about other people's feelings
1
6.5
Without thinking about other people's feelings
1
4.2
In a rude way that shows little respect for others
1
7.6
In a rude way that shows no respect for people in charge
1
6.6
Without showing care for someone's feelings
1
8.2
In a rude way that shows no respect for others
1
9.5
In a rude or unfriendly way
In a rude, awkward way that shows little politeness
In a rude or disrespectful way
In a way that is not careful about other people's feelings
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
Antonyms
How Crude
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crassly comes from crass, which comes from Latin crassus meaning 'thick' or 'coarse'. Think of something 'thick' as not careful or refined, so to act crassly is to behave in a rough, insensitive way.