·superl Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
II. Rude ·superl Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous;
— said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
III. Rude ·superl Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe;
— said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
IV. Rude ·superl Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished;
— said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
V. Rude ·superl Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful;
— said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
VI. Rude ·superl Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment;
— said of literature, language, style, and the like.