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adj. VERBS appear, be, seem, sound | become | consider sth, think sb/sth I hope you won't think me rude if I leave early. ADV. downright, extremely, really, terribly, very He wasn't just impolite?he was downright rude. | a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather | deliberately PREP. about He's very rude about her cooking. | to Don't be so rude to your mother!
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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rude
not following the rules of good social behaviour or treating other people with a lack of respect:
• It’s rude to interrupt. • He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met. • rude remarks about her stomach
impolite/not polite
not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal:
• It is impolite to stare. • It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food.
cheeky
British English , smart/sassy American English behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children:
• a cheeky grin • Let go, you cheeky monkey (= cheeky child ) ! • Don’t get smart with me!
tactless
saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to:
• a tactless remark • How could you be so tactless?
offensive
speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone:
• His remarks are offensive to African-Americans. • offensive language
insulting
speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone:
• comments that are insulting to women • The article was full of insulting language.
discourteous
formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings:
• He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host. • It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer.
ill-mannered
( also bad-mannered ) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely:
• Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture. • It was very bad-mannered.
disrespectful
not showing the proper respect for someone or something:
• I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project.
impertinent
formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about:
• an impertinent question about his private life • an impertinent young man • Would it be impertinent to ask how old you are?
insolent
formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority:
• The girl’s only response was an insolent stare. • Don’t be so insolent!
impudent
formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more important:
• The boy gave an impudent smile.
irreverent
showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articles:
• an irreverent look at the week’s events • his irreverent sense of humour
COLLOCATIONS CHECK
cheeky
boy/monkey/grin
impertinent
question
insulting
behaviour/remark/comment/language
insolent
stare/tone
tactless
remark/question/attempt
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