rude

  1. rough, harsh
  2. tough, hard; severe
  3. bitter, harsh, sharp (of weather)
  4. crude, unpolished
  5. hardy, tough, rugged
  6. (informal) formidable, fearsome

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁyd/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French rude, a borrowing from Latin rudis (“unwrought”).

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