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| bear2 |
a large, clumsy, or rude person. [1/5 definitions] |
| bearish |
like a bear in physique or manner; burly; clumsy; rude. [1/2 definitions] |
| boorish |
of or resembling a boor; rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. [1/3 definitions] |
| churlish |
rude or vulgar in behavior or manner. [1/3 definitions] |
| dick |
(vulgar slang) an arrogant, thoughtless, rude, or otherwise objectionable male. [1/3 definitions] |
| dirty word |
a word considered obscene, rude, or offensive in a particular language, culture, or situation; obscenity. |
| discourteous |
not having or showing good manners; impolite; rude. |
| Goth |
a rude, uncivilized person; barbarian. [1/2 definitions] |
| ill-bred |
characterized by a lack of good manners; rude. |
| impertinence |
a rude or insolent act or utterance. [1/3 definitions] |
| impertinent |
rude or impudent. [1/2 definitions] |
| impolite |
not polite; rude. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. [1/2 definitions] |
| insolent |
rude, arrogant, or offensively forward in speech or manner. |
| jerk1 |
(slang, more typically used to describe males than females) a naive, rude, inconsiderate, or highly disagreeable person. [1/5 definitions] |
| kiss-off |
(slang) a dismissal, esp. when hasty or rude. |
| lowbred |
characteristic of or showing poor breeding; displaying coarse behavior; rude. [1/2 definitions] |
| offensive |
insulting or rude, or causing resentment or anger by being considered such. [1/6 definitions] |
| repulse |
a cold or rude rejection; rebuff. [1/4 definitions] |
| ribald |
characterized by or using rude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor. [1/2 definitions] |
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