rude
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7.1
- adjective
- /ruːd/
:
rudimentario
- A heap of blankets makes a rude nest between the corner rails.
Examples
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That's exceptionally rude.
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This was no rude crib or flimsy shack.
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Up here in the Sierra, November always came as a rude shock.
Fiction book (2002) -
Basic combat training was a rude adventure, a test of not much more than the absurd.
Fiction book (1990) -
The miners and their families occupied rude shacks in isolated company towns.
Academic text (2004) -
We passed through to a thick-walled shed, plastered and rude, maybe five meters square.
Fiction book (1995) -
The builders used rude materials for the temporary shelter in the construction site.
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In the remote area, many families lived in rude homes made of mud and grass.
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They designed a rude device for the experiment that worked surprisingly well despite its simplicity.
Synonyms
183
5.1
From an early stage of development that is simple and not advanced
43
4.6
Not yet processed or made into useful products
Antonyms
How Crude
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rude comes from the Latin rudis, meaning 'rough' or 'untrained', and you can see the same root in rudimentary. That's why rude can describe something simple, basic, or not fully made, like a 'rough' tool or shelter.