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crass

adjective
 
 
/kræs/

Definition

stupid and without considering how other people might feel: a crass remark crass behaviour/ignorance a crass error of judgment He made crass comments about her worn-out clothes.Rude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desireInconsiderateSelfishness crassly
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Rude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desireInconsiderateSelfishness
crassness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
Rude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desireInconsiderateSelfishness
(Definition of crass adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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