Rudesby
//ˈɹuːdz.bi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A rude person archaic
"No shame but mine: I must, forsooth, be forc'd To give my hand, oppos'd against my heart, Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen; Who woo'd in haste, and means to wed in leisure."
Example
More examples"No shame but mine: I must, forsooth, be forc'd To give my hand, oppos'd against my heart, Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen; Who woo'd in haste, and means to wed in leisure."
Etymology
From rude + -sby (as in various names).
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