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# rude

«rude» in Mova's school dictionary: **not polite; saying or doing things that are unkind or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (rude, ruder, rudest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Rude means not polite; saying or doing things that are unkind or show no respect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#m1)

2) Rude can mean about the body or the toilet in a way that is not polite: rude words, a rude joke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#m2)

3) «A rude awakening» means a sudden unpleasant surprise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In manners lessons, it is rude to interrupt, stare, push in, ignore someone who speaks to you, or chew with your mouth open. Some things are rude in one country but fine in another. In stories, rude characters often learn a lesson. Phrases: «it's rude to», «rude to someone», «a rude remark».

### examples

- It's rude to interrupt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#x1)
- Don't be rude to your grandma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#x2)
- He said something rude and had to say sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#x3)
- It's rude to stare at people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#x4)
- Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#x5)
- Pushing in the line is rude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#x6)
- That joke is too rude for school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#x7)
- Winter came as a rude awakening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/#x8)

### note

Comparison: ruder, rudest. Noun: «rudeness»; adverb: «rudely». Opposite: polite. Rude is not the same as «crude».

### In the corpora

- [Bots rhyme by sound and may not notice that a rhyme sounds rude or silly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/5-hallucinations-confident-made-up-answers/19/)
- [Ratings look at much more than swearing: a frightening or violent scene can matter more than a rude word.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/26-age-ratings-scary-films-and-choosing-what-to-watch/7/)
- [Everything they say is rude or upside down.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1/3/)
- [The Stranger-man is thumped, rolled on pebbles and called rude names, but he leads them all back to the river.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/85-justso-first-letter-2-the-whole-tribe-comes/8/)
- [A silent child looks rude, even if he is only shy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/10-grandparents-aunties-uncles/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rude» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rude/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.