crass
31
7.0
- adjective
- /kræs/
- Offensive
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- It's crass to talk about money in such a casual way at dinner.
- crass materialism
- crass commercialism
Again, it's tone for me and I don't need sassy and crass to prove my capacities.
- Again, it's tone for me and I don't need sassy and crass to prove my capacities.
- I said, oh, I think it's very crass and vulgar and, you know, blah, blah, blah.
- You want somebody who's confident being honest about oneself without being crass, right?
- And, you know, he, he gets portrayed a certain way in the media as being, you know, crass and kind of cold blooded.
- The, the heretic is the key figure, the, the person who says to pick a crass and crude example.
- You know, you have to, I don't mean to sound crass, but you have to allow them to believe that they're in charge.
- I know that makes me sound cold and crass, and I know that makes me sound, you know, like I just don't care about people.
- I thought he would like, you know, on his act, he's kind of crass and he's very like, I'll just say and do what I want and fuck you.
- He goes, dude, I hate to sound so crass, but I so wish I had my camera because when that car blew up, it was spectacular.
Examples
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Now, it may sound crass, but a lot of presidents use foreign trips to hawk their personal products.
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She showed her crass nature by laughing at the inappropriate joke.
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How could you be so, so... crass?
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Must you always be so crass?
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Despite your crass behaviour... I'm actually glad we're getting this time together.
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In the midst of all this suffering, it might seem crass to worry about wildlife.
Academic text (2003) -
Some have found the pursuit of wealth to be crass and petty.
Academic text (1993) -
You know, you have to, I don't mean to sound crass, but you have to allow them to believe that they're in charge.
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They're clever, but they're crass.
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His crass comments during the meeting offended many of his colleagues.
Antonyms
How Insensitive
- Offensive
37
5.7
- Offensive
22
6.5
- Offensive
31
7.0
5
4.9
124
4.6
37
4.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crass comes from the Latin word crassus, which meant 'thick' or 'fat'. The idea of being physically 'thick' moved to mean coarse or dull, so crass now describes rude or insensitive behavior.