(Homonym: rood).
1. Impertinent; impolite; oarse or vulgar in manner.
2. Lacking refinement or delicacy: ignorant, unlearned; inelegant, uncouth; offensive in manner or action; discourteous; uncivilized, savage; coarse, vulgar.
3. Marked by or suggestive of lack of training or skill; inexperienced.
4. Robust, sturdy.
5. Occurring abruptly and disconcertingly.
(1784-1855) French Romantic sculptor. He produced the Marseillaise 1833, also known as The Volunteers of 1792, a low-relief scene on the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, showing the capped figure of Liberty leading the revolutionaries.