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crass

crass

31 7.0
Showing no concern for other people's feelings
  • 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.

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Examples

  • Now, it may sound crass, but a lot of presidents use foreign trips to hawk their personal products.

  • She showed her crass nature by laughing at the inappropriate joke.

  • How could you be so, so... crass?

  • Must you always be so crass?

  • Despite your crass behaviour... I'm actually glad we're getting this time together.

  • 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.

  • They're clever, but they're crass.

  • His crass comments during the meeting offended many of his colleagues.

Antonyms

488 2.9

Aware of and careful about other people's feelings

refined
  • Formal
4 4.1

Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste

How Insensitive

obscene
  • Offensive
37 5.7
vulgar
  • Offensive
22 6.5
crass
  • Offensive
31 7.0
tactless
5 4.9
insensitive
124 4.6
thoughtless
37 4.0

Surface Forms

crass positive
crasser comparative
crassest superlative

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.