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Definition of Crass
1. Adjective. (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
Definition of Crass
1. a. Gross; thick; dense; coarse; not elaborated or refined.
Definition of Crass
1. Adjective. coarse; crude; not refined or sensible ¹
2. Adjective. materialistic ¹
3. Adjective. dense ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crass
1. grossly vulgar or stupid [adj CRASSER, CRASSEST] : CRASSLY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crass
| crashiest crashing crashing(a) crashingly crashless crashlike crashpad crashpads crashproof crasht | crashworthiness crashworthy crashy crasis craspedote crastination crastinations crataegus |
Literary usage of Crass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1948 The crass partisanship of Chairman Vinson cannot be condoned —Harold L. ...
1949 you should not enshrine a crass oversimplification of it —John Simon, ..."
2. Behind the German Veil: A Record of a Journalistic War Pilgrimage by J M de Beaufort (1917)
"Herr crass was one of them. I think he gave me his views on conditions as they
really ... Herr crass did not have many good words for the German diplomats. ..."
3. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander, Joseph Torrey, Alexander James William Morrison (1858)
"the mystery, selected the most carefully-sought crass style of ... He joins those
opponents of the crass phraseology respecting the body of Christ produced ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The weaving of crass or rush mats for covering beds or wigwams may Ъе considered
as a variant of the basket-making process, as likewise the delicate ..."
5. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"EEL-crass FAMILY. stems. Leaves all alternate, 2-ranked, linear, flat or complicate,
acute or obtuse Perennial marine plants with creeping rootstocks and ..."
6. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1948 The crass partisanship of Chairman Vinson cannot be condoned —Harold L. ...
1949 you should not enshrine a crass oversimplification of it —John Simon, ..."
7. Behind the German Veil: A Record of a Journalistic War Pilgrimage by J M de Beaufort (1917)
"Herr crass was one of them. I think he gave me his views on conditions as they
really ... Herr crass did not have many good words for the German diplomats. ..."
8. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander, Joseph Torrey, Alexander James William Morrison (1858)
"the mystery, selected the most carefully-sought crass style of ... He joins those
opponents of the crass phraseology respecting the body of Christ produced ..."
9. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The weaving of crass or rush mats for covering beds or wigwams may Ъе considered
as a variant of the basket-making process, as likewise the delicate ..."
10. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"EEL-crass FAMILY. stems. Leaves all alternate, 2-ranked, linear, flat or complicate,
acute or obtuse Perennial marine plants with creeping rootstocks and ..."
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