He was but rude in the profession of arms. --Sir H.
Wotton.
the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. --Gray.
(c) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh;
severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the
like; as, the rude winter.
[Clouds] pushed with winds, rude in their shock.
--Milton.
The rude agitation [of water] breaks it into
foam. --Boyle.
(d) Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war,
conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
(e) 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. ``The rude
Irish books.'' --Spenser.
Rude am I in my speech. --Shak.
Unblemished by my rude translation. --Dryden.
Syn: Impertinent; rough; uneven; shapeless; unfashioned;
rugged; artless; unpolished; uncouth; inelegant; rustic;
coarse; vulgar; clownish; raw; unskillful; untaught;
illiterate; ignorant; uncivil; impolite; saucy;
impudent; insolent; surly; currish; churlish; brutal;
uncivilized; barbarous; savage; violent; fierce;
tumultuous; turbulent; impetuous; boisterous; harsh;
inclement; severe. See {Impertiment}. -- {Rude"ly}, adv.
-- {Rude"ness}, n.