Rudesby

//ˈɹuːdz.bi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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