unrude

unrude
adj.; unrudely, adv.

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  • Unrude — Un*rude , a. [Pref. un + rude. In sense 2 un is intensive.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not rude; polished. Herrick. [1913 Webster] 2. Excessively rude. [Obs. & R.] See how the unrude rascal backbites him. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unrude — adjective Not rude. Manners knows distance, and a man unrude / Would soon recoil, and not intrude / His stomach to a second meal. mdash; Robert Herrick. Syn: polite …   Wiktionary

  • unrude — un·rude …   English syllables

  • unrude — “+ adjective Etymology: Middle English, alteration (probably influenced by rude) of unride rough, violent, from Old English ungerȳde, from un (I) + gerȳde prepared, easy, from ge (perfective prefix) + rȳde, of unknown origin …   Useful english dictionary

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