adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹuːdli/
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rhymes with -uːdli
CMU ARPABET:R UW1 D L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a rude manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in an impolite manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he treated her impolitely
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impolitely, discourteously
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English rudely, rudeliche, equivalent to rude + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Old Armenian:
խստիւ
(xstiw)
— in a rude manner
Catalan:
grollerament
— in a rude manner
Chinese Mandarin:
推來推去 /推来推去
(tuīláituīqù)
— in a rude manner