rude

rude
01. Close your mouth; it's [rude] to eat with your mouth open.
02. My mum always thought it was terribly [rude] to leave the table without being excused.
03. I'm sorry, it was [rude] of me to invite the Ishikawas for supper without asking you first.
04. My boyfriend was really [rude] to my parents, and now they're so upset they want me to break up with him.
05. Customers today are so [rude]; they never say please or thank-you.
06. The students behaved quite [rudely] during the presentation. They were talking with one another, and completely ignoring the speaker.
07. The old couple were [rudely] awakened by the sound of their neighbors arguing.
08. My father loves to tell [rude] jokes, and it's really embarrassing.
09. His [rudeness] during the party was quite shocking to the other guests.
10. Hey, it's [rude] to interrupt other people when they're talking!
11. James had a [rude] surprise when he came to work late again this morning - the boss fired him!
12. Rita Mae Brown once observed that you can't be truly [rude] until you understand good manners.
13. New York City was recently named by Americans as the most dangerous, least attractive, and [rudest] city in the country, but was also the top choice as the city where they would most like to live or visit on vacation.
14. In the culture of Pakistan, it is a sign of [rudeness] to show the soles of your feet or point a foot when you are sitting on the floor.
15. In Thailand, pointing with one finger is considered [rude], and is only done when pointing to objects or animals, but never humans.
16. Eric Hoffer once stated that [rudeness] is the weak man's imitation of strength.
17. In Bhutan, during archery competitions, cheerleaders are allowed to distract the opposing team by shouting [rude] comments.
18. A Lebanese proverb suggests that a polite devil is more agreeable than a [rude] saint.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • rude — rude …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • rude — [ ryd ] adj. • 1213; lat. rudis « brut, inculte, grossier » 1 ♦ (Personnes) Mal dégrossi, primitif et qui donne une impression de force naturelle. ⇒ fruste, grossier, rustique. « Moi qui suis un homme simple et rude » (Claudel). « ce qu il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • rude — RUDE. adj. de tout genre. Raboteux, aspre au toucher. La toile grosse & neuve est bien rude. la haire, le cilice sur la chair est bien rude. il a la peau rude, le poil rude. On le dit aussi des choses qui sont aspres au palais, au goust. Ce vin… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Rude — Rude, a. [Compar. {Ruder}; superl. {Rudest}.] [F., fr. L. rudis.] 1. Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. [1913 Webster] Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed. Milton. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rude — 1 Rude, rough, crude, raw, callow, green, uncouth mean deficient in the qualities that make for finish or for perfection in development or in use. Rude, as applied to men and their minds, suggests a comparatively low state of culture or a dearth… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rude´ly — rude «rood», adjective, rud|er, rud|est. 1. not courteous; impolite: »It is rude to stare at people or to point. SYNONYM(S): uncivil, discourteous …   Useful english dictionary

  • rude — [ rud ] adjective ** 1. ) not polite: I don t want to seem rude, but I d rather be alone. it is rude to do something: It s rude to keep people waiting. downright rude (=extremely rude): The way she stared was downright rude. a ) offensive: a rude …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rude — [ro͞od] adj. ruder, rudest [OFr < L rudis, akin to rudus, debris, rubble < IE * reud , to tear apart < base * reu , to tear out, dig up > RUG, ROTTEN] 1. crude or rough in form or workmanship [a rude hut] 2. barbarous or ignorant… …   English World dictionary

  • RUDE (F.) — RUDE FRANÇOIS (1784 1855) Sculpteur français. Bien qu’accepté par ses contemporains, Rude vécut une existence discrète, à l’abri des honneurs et des polémiques de la vie artistique de son temps, et c’est du moins l’image que ses premiers… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • rude — [ru:d] adj comparative ruder superlative rudest [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin rudis raw, rough ] 1.) speaking or behaving in a way that is not polite and is likely to offend or annoy people = ↑impolite ≠ ↑polite ▪ a rude remar …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rude — Rude, Semble qu il vienne de Rudis, ou de Durus, par transposition de lettres, Dur, Rud, Agrestis, Durus, Austerus, Inclemens, Seuerus, Asper. Rude et difficile, Difficilis et morosus. Pere qui n est point rude, Facilis pater. Se monstrer rude et …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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