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rudery

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Crudeness; the use of crude language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, usually

Examples

  • 1992, Jeremy Isaacs, quoted in John Hartley, Tele-ology: Studies in Television, page 67, But if people try to blow the transmitters by their rudery they are going to make life very difficult for themselves and for the Channel.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From rude + -ry.