Rude and Stiff

Rude

Rude adjective - Hastily or roughly constructed.

Stiff and rude are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stiff" instead an adjective "Rude".

Nearby Words: rudeness, rudely

Stiff

Stiff adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.

Rude and stiff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rude" instead an adjective "Stiff".

Both words in one sentence

  • Also, in Norwegian "homo" is a common shortform for the far more stiff "homofil" (homosexual), and also an informal, though not rude, word for "gay man".
  • Good Is Not Nice Darcy goes beyond "stiff" to "plain rude" once: when first seeing Elizabeth, Darcy says within her hearing, "She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men." Ouch.
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