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crass
(krăs)adj. crass·er, crass·est
So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
[Latin crassus, dense.]
crass′i·tude′ (-ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′), crass′ness n.
crass′ly adv.
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crass
(kræs)adj
stupid; gross
[C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross]
ˈcrassly adv
ˈcrassness, ˈcrassiˌtude n
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crass
(kræs)adj. -er, -est.
without refinement or sensitivity; gross.
[1535–45; < Latin crassus thick]
crass′ly, adv.
crass′ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | crass - (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?" |
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crass
adjective insensitive, stupid, gross, blundering, dense, coarse, witless, boorish, obtuse, unrefined, asinine, indelicate, oafish, lumpish, doltish They have behaved with crass insensitivity.
bright, sharp, smart, sensitive, polished, clever, intelligent, elegant, refined, brainy (informal)
bright, sharp, smart, sensitive, polished, clever, intelligent, elegant, refined, brainy (informal)
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crass
adjectiveLacking in delicacy or refinement:
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شَديدغَبيواضِح جدا
hloupýhrubýnecitlivývyložený
grovstupidufølsom
karkearöyhkeä
durvavaskos
alger, gróflegurheimskurtilfinningasljór
labai akivaizdusnesupratingasnetaktiškasvisiškai kvailas
muļķīgsnejūtīgspilnīgsredzams
vyložený
crass
[kræs] ADJ (pej) (= extreme) [stupidity] → extremo; [mistake] → craso; (= coarse) [person, behaviour] → grosero, maleducado; [performance] → malo, desastrosoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
crass
[ˈkræs] adj [stupidity] → crasse; [insensitivity] → grossier/ière; [commercialism] → grossier/ière; [remark, comment] → grossier/ièreCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
crass
adj (+er) (= stupid, unsubtle) → krass; ignorance also → haarsträubend; (= coarse) behaviour → unfein, derb; must you be so crass about it? → müssen Sie sich so krass ausdrücken?
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crass
[kræs] adj → crasso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
crass
(krӕs) adjective1. very obvious or very great. a crass mistake.
2. stupid.
3. insensitive.
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