rude

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And the idea of Frieda Hammer--rude, awkward, and uncouth--on the stage, was absolutely grotesque I hardly think she'd be able to get the job, Marj," she replied, succeeding in hiding her amusement.

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  1. adjective Relatively undeveloped; primitive: a rude and savage land; a rude agricultural implement.
  2. adjective Being in a crude, rough, unfinished condition: a rude thatched hut.
  3. adjective Exhibiting a marked lack of skill or precision in work: rude crafts.

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rudis.

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  1. from Middle English rude, from Old French rude, French rude = Provencal Portuguese Italian rude = Spanish rudo, from Latin rudis, rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled; root unknown. From the same source are rudiment, erudite, erudition, etc.
  2. from Middle English rude; from rude, adjective
 

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