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Rudely

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Adverb

1. discourteously, impolitely, rudely

in an impolite manner

Example Sentences:
'he treated her impolitely'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rudely

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adjective
1. 
insulting or uncivil; discourteous; impolite
he was rude about her hairstyle
2. 
lacking refinement; coarse or uncouth
3. 
vulgar or obscene
a rude joke
4. 
unexpected and unpleasant
a rude awakening to the facts of economic life
5. 
roughly or crudely made
we made a rude shelter on the island
6. 
rough or harsh in sound, appearance, or behaviour
7. 
humble or lowly
8. (prenominal)
robust or sturdy
in rude health
9. (prenominal)
approximate or imprecise
a rude estimate

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Rudely

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈruder or ˈrudest
1. 
crude or rough in form or workmanship
a rude hut
2. 
barbarous or ignorant
rude savages
3. 
a. 
lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
b.  British, Informal
indecent; obscene
a rude joke
4. 
discourteous; unmannerly
a rude reply
5. 
rough, violent, or harsh
a rude awakening
6. 
harsh in sound; discordant; not musical
rude tones
7. 
having or showing little skill or development; primitive
rude drawings
8. 
not carefully worked out or finished; not precise
a rude appraisal
9. 
sturdy; robust; rugged
rude health

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rudely

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adj. rud·er, rud·est
1. Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting: was offended by his rude behavior.
2.
a. Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive: a rude and savage land.
b. Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill: a rude thatched hut.
c. In a natural, raw state: bales of rude cotton.
3. Unpleasantly forceful or harsh: faced rude winds; received a rude shock.
4. Chiefly British Vigorous or robust: in rude health.
5. Archaic Lacking education or refinement: “They were so rude and ignorant ... that very little could be learned from them” (Samuel Johnson).

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