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Definition of Rudely

1. Adverb. In an impolite manner. "He treated her impolitely"

Definition of Rudely

1. Adverb. In a rude manner. ¹

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Definition of Rudely

1. rude [adv] - See also: rude

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rudely

Literary usage of Rudely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
""No," said Pellerin rudely, "'tis a woman's portrait." Martinon added: "And a living woman's, too, and no mistake! Isn't that so, Cisy?" "Oh! ..."

2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"80 rudely THOU WRONGEST MY DEAR HEART'S DESIRE rudely thou wrongest my dear heart's desire, In finding fault with her too portly pride: The thing which I do ..."

3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"Farther down the bank, in a small ravine called the Rawana ndfd, is found a prostrate figure 18^ feet in length, rudely carved in bold relief on four basalt ..."

4. Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1895)
"rudely carved was the porch, with seats beneath ; and a footpath " Firmly builded with rafters of oak, the house of the farmer Stood on the side of a hill ..."

5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"... the trip was rudely broken at Fochabers. Burns visited and dined at Gordon Castle, leaving Nicol at the village inn. Incensed at this apparent neglect, ..."

6. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"(56) At the pious solicitation of the clergy administration of baptism was rudely interrupted by the soldiers, who alarmed the modesty of the naked ..."

7. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1845)
"Scattered about the floor, and on rudely-constructed work-benches, as though the persons using them had hastily abandoned their employment, ..."

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