| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
rude, impolite |
| Synonyms: |
abrupt, bad-mannered,
boorish,
brusque,
cavalier,
cheeky*,
churlish, contumelious,
crude, crusty,
curt,
disrespectful,
flip,
fresh, ill-bred, ill-mannered,
impertinent, inaffable, indelicate,
insolent, inurbane, oafish, offhand,
rustic,
sassy, smart-alecky, uncivil,
uncouth, ungenteel, ungracious, unmannerly,
unrefined
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| Antonyms: |
civil, courteous, gracious, mannered, polite, refined, respectful, well-bred
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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