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Rudeness

RU'DENESS

, n.
1.
A rough broken state; unevenness; wildness; as the rudeness of a mountain, country or landscape.
2.
Coarseness of manners; incivility; rusticity; vulgarity.
And kings the rudeness of their joy must bear.
3.
Ignorance; unskillfulness.
What he did amiss was rather through rudeness and want of judgment -
4.
Artlessness; coarseness; inelegance; as the rudeness of a painting or piece of sculpture.
5.
Violence; impetuosity; as the rudeness of an attack or shock.
6.
Violence; storminess; as the rudeness of winds or of the season.

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rudeness

rudeness

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Noun

rudeness (countable and uncountable, plural rudenesses)

  1. The property of being rude.
    His rudeness was inexcusable.
    The rudeness of the cabin gave it a rustic charm but little comfort.
  2. A rude remark or behaviour.
    I'm sick of his rudenesses.

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