as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments
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Recent Examples of crass
There’s not really any sort of crude, crass direction.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The crass humor of Delusional Thomas and the fixation on death of Faces make jarring bedfellows in Balloonerism.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
For climate advocates, Forrest citing his mining company’s financial performance might sound a bit crass coming from a billionaire who hops around the world on a private plane.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Ak — who was previously accused of rape — was immediately faced with accusations of grooming, later admitting to his crass behavior.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The crass humor of Delusional Thomas and the fixation on death of Faces make jarring bedfellows in Balloonerism.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
For climate advocates, Forrest citing his mining company’s financial performance might sound a bit crass coming from a billionaire who hops around the world on a private plane.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Ak — who was previously accused of rape — was immediately faced with accusations of grooming, later admitting to his crass behavior.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crass
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Over time, authorities also sidelined activities like sumo wrestling—considered vulgar by Westerners—in favor of baseball, boating, mountain climbing, and other activities popular in the West.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025
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Nembhard was ejected later in overtime for using vulgar language towards an official twice.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The incident sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some criticizing Wallen’s actions on the show as rude.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2025
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This, experts say, is a punctuation choice that can make messages appear uncertain or vague, which confuses recipients and sometimes comes off as passive aggressive and rude.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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That marked the start of FANG’s worst multi-year decline, which was ultimately exacerbated by crude oil going negative during COVID.—
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CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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The cracking units, which break down crude oil into useful products, are delicate and complex and extremely difficult for Russian industry to replace under the current sanctions regime. Frequent and precise strikes might prevent them from being repaired, Milov told the analysis group.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
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TikTok clued us into the power of shaving your body—mainly your she-shrubbery—using what is technically a beard trimmer, because it's designed explicitly to motor through coarse hair.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
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The semi-aquatic mammals, best known for their coarse hair and characteristic flat tale, were almost wiped out due to overharvesting by an unregulated fur trade in the 19th century.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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Furthermore, poor diets are common in the U.S., and the fast pace of life can cause more stress than women experience elsewhere, Annapoorna Kini, MD, director of the Interventional Structural Heart Disease Program for the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York, added.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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Recurrent UTIs are common among women, and the bacteria that cause these infections are becoming increasingly resistant to current antibiotics.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Crass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crass. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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