1
as in disrespect
rude behavior
such rudeness will not be tolerated in this office
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2
as in crassness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time
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Recent Examples of rudeness
Bad hygiene, rudeness and talking too much about exes will be the biggest no-nos.
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Analis Bailey, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
Not drinking alcohol — for whatever reason — tends to trigger rudeness in people who do drink.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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COMMENTARY: Taking a kinder, gentler tone against the rudeness of politics
Civility has been absent from much of this presidential campaign.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
But the rudeness in question didn't occur at that event.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Analis Bailey, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
Not drinking alcohol — for whatever reason — tends to trigger rudeness in people who do drink.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
For more info: Colonial Williamsburg Take a virtual tour
COMMENTARY: Taking a kinder, gentler tone against the rudeness of politics
Civility has been absent from much of this presidential campaign.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
But the rudeness in question didn't occur at that event.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rudeness
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“Rudeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rudeness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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