Rudely

//ˈɹuːdli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a rude manner.

    "Accompanying the article was a drawing: a chambermaid gripped the long wooden handle of a warming pan that projected rudely from between a tailcoated gentleman’s legs."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an impolite manner wordnet

Synonyms

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discourteouslydiscourteouslyfreshlygrosslyimpolitelyimproperly

Example

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"Kate broke his heart by rudely demanding he go away."

Etymology

From Middle English rudely, rudeliche, equivalent to rude + -ly.

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