rude

/ruːd/ adjective

Definition

OFFENSIVE › behaving in a way which is not polite and upsets other people: a rude remark He complained that a member of staff had been rude to him. [+ to do sth] It would be rude to leave without saying goodbye.

SEXUAL/TOILET › Rude words or jokes relate to sex or going to the toilet.

rudely adverb rudeness noun [U]

(Definition of rude adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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