Clues for the word "RUDE"
We've had 166 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 537 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on January 05, 2026.
Definition of rude
- superl. - Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
- superl. - Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
- superl. - Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
- superl. - Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
- superl. - Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
- superl. - 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.
Referring Clues
- "How ___!"
- Rough
- Ill-mannered
- Ill-bred
- Inconsiderate
- Boorish
- Hardly genteel
- Uncivil
- Uncouth
- Like starers
- Deserving a slap, maybe
- Hardly chivalrous
- Obnoxious
- Like a churl
- Like some awakenings
- Unfashioned
- Unrefined
- Lacking in tact
- Like a pusher, maybe
- Not according to Miss Manners
- Like cutting in line, e.g.
- Hardly gentlemanly
- Offensive to Miss Manners
- Discourteous
- Lacking in manners
- Impolite
- Insolent
- Slap-worthy
- Worthy of a slap, perhaps
- Intentionally impolite
- Inclined to interrupt, say
- Lacking couth
- Not respectful
- Roughly built
- Far from polite
- Inelegant
- Lacking culture
- Churlish
- Impertinent
- Disrespectful
- Primitively simple
- In need of a slap
- Definitely not polite
- Type of awakening
- Ungentlemanly
- Coarse
- Disrespectful, in a way
- Graceless
- Brusque
- Unmannerly
- Roughhewn
- Unlike Miss Manners
- Bad-mannered
- Kind of awakening
- Snarling, say
- A ______ awakening
- Quite fresh
- Undiplomatic
- Tactless
- Not minding one's manners
- What awakenings may be
- Like line jumpers
- Primitive
- Like butting in
- Like cutting in line
- Like talking during a movie, e.g.
- Saucy
- Not very nice
- Fresh, in a way
- Like a lout
- Contumelious
- Like talking in a theater, e.g.
- Uncomplimentary
- Impudent
- Uncourteous
- Opposite of polite
- Short on manners
- Not at all refined
- Snippy, say
- Mannerless
- Gruff
- Like Don Rickles persona
- Crass or impolite
- Lacking manners
- Hardly 6-Down
- Like elbowing through a crowd, say
- Hardly civilized
- Not polite
- Impudent talk
- Like burping at the dinner table, say
- Vulgar
- Fresh
- Sassy
- Show a lack of manners
- Is impolite
- Very impolite
- Contrary to Miss Manners
- Obnoxious and impolite
- Unmannered
- Ill-mannered Helmet song?
- SoCal reggae punkers Too ___
- Impolite - obscene
- Stevie Ray Vaughan's unkind "Mood"
- Blue
- Daughter's about to regret being unpleasant
- Coarse when cross, reportedly
- Naughty schoolmarm goes topless
- Said one was sorry for being uncivil
- Regretted sounding impolite
- It's not nice for half of us to be in the red, badly
- Loutish
- Rough day in foreign street
- Smutty and indecent going topless
- We hear old area of land is uncultivated
- Regretted sounding discourteous
- Far from genteel
- Like cutting in line, say
- Heard to have regretted being impolite
- Impolite; basic
- Coarse, unpolished
- Goody-goody with top off becomes bawdy!
- Reportedly regretted being impolite
- In hearing, regretted being impertinent
- Ill-mannered about dead-end street in Paris
- Faces "You're So ___"
- Far from gentlemanly
- Crass
- Offensively impolite
- Lacking tact
- Uncalled for
- Angering Miss Manners
- Be sorry about daughter being discourteous
- Not polite at all
- Brash
- Like staring at someone
- U-turn from polite
- "Great manners you've got!"
- "Excuse you!"
- "Wow, no manners!"
- Inviting a slap
- Orally raw
- Not displaying proper manners
- Like hanging up on someone
- "The nerve!"
- Out of line
- "Well, that wasn't very nice!"
- Like talking back to a teacher
- "Where are your manners!"
- Like loud phone conversations in public
- Like "manspreading" on public transportation
- "Ugh, the nerve!"
- "Learn some manners!"
- Like cutting and pushing
- Like texting during a conversation, to some
- Jerkish
- "You don't have to be a jerk about it!"
- Like many a troll
- "So inconsiderate!"
- Polite? Oh, no, no, no
- Like cutting the line
- Not at all polite
- Like talking with one's mouth full
- Definitely not being polite
- "The disrespect!"
- "I can't believe you said that!"
- Like being late or cutting in line
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - January 05, 2026
- LA Times - January 04, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 14, 2025
- Daily American - December 06, 2025
- Daily American - November 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 16, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 07, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 07, 2025
- New York Times - August 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 25, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 06, 2025
- LA Times - May 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 19, 2025
- Daily American - April 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 17, 2025
- Family Time - March 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 03, 2025
- Family Time - March 03, 2025
- Daily American - February 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 24, 2025
- LA Times - February 09, 2025
- USA Today - December 10, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 05, 2024
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