Prost, surov, neotesan, sirov, nesavitljiv (u obradi) nedorađen, težak, nemilosrdan (nem.)
Osoran, nabusit.
Discordant; abhorrent.
ETYM Latin barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Greek barbarikos.
Unrestrained and crudely rich.
1. Resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness
2. Marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market); pessimistic
(Stock market) Expecting prices to fall.
ETYM Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with a broad face, also, a boaster; or German verblüffen to confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.
1. Bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured.
2. Having a prominent and almost vertical front; SYN. bold, sheer.
ETYM Cf. Prov. German bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Swed. and Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to Eng. blind.
1. Said of a knife or other blade; not sharp.
2. Having a broad or rounded end.
3. Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; SYN. crude, stark.
4. Characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; SYN. candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank.
ETYM Old Eng. boistous; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwyst wild, savage, wildness, ferocity, bwystus ferocious.
1. Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; SYN. knockabout.
2. Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; SYN. rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly.
3. Violently agitated and turbulent; SYN. fierce, rough.
Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; SYN. loutish, neanderthal, oafish, swinish.
1. Very large in expanse or scope; SYN. spacious, wide.
2. Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; SYN. liberal, tolerant.
3. Not detailed or specific; SYN. unspecific.
4. Lacking subtlety; obvious; SYN. unsubtle.
5. (Of speech) Heavily and noticeably regional
Being at a peak or culminating point; SYN. full.
Lacking funds; SYN. bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke.
Penniless.
ETYM French brusque, from Italian brusco brusque, tart, sour, perh. from Latin (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf. Old High Germ. bruttisc grim, from brutti terror.
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; SYN. brusk, curt, short.
Blunt in speech or conduct.
ETYM Cf. French brutal. Related to Brute.
1. (Of circumstances; especially weather) Causing suffering; SYN. cruel, harsh, rigorous, unkind.
2. (Of weapons or instruments) Causing suffering and pain; SYN. cruel.
Offensively self-assertive; SYN. self-assertive.
Offensively conceited or self-assertive
Presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive; obtrusive
1. Containing burs
2. Prickly
3 of speech; characterized by a burr
1. Having a bad disposition; surly.
2. Rude and boorish.
(Homonym: course).
1. Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; SYN. crude, earthy, gross, vulgar.
2. Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; SYN. common, uncouth, vulgar.
3. Of low or inferior quality or value; SYN. common.
4. Of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch.
Not having a fine texture.
Having hills and crags; SYN. craggy, hilly, mountainous.
Rocky and steep; SYN. rugged.
ETYM Latin crassus thick, fat, gross, prob. orig., closely woven. Related to Grease animal fat, and cf. Crate, Hurdle.
(Of persons) So unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
1. Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; SYN. primitive, rude.
2. Not carefully or expertly made; SYN. rough.
3. Not processed or subjected to analysis; SYN. raw.
Exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous.
1. Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 B.C.
2. Overly severe or harsh.
1. Hearty and lusty.
2. Not far removed from or suggestive of nature.
Barren or rocky hill or moor.
ETYM Latin ferox, -ocis, fierce: cf. French féroce. Related to Ferocity.
Marked by extreme and violent energy; SYN. fierce, furious, savage.
Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; SYN. gravel, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough.
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; SYN. hoarse, husky.
1. Disagreeable to the senses.
2. Extremely unkind or cruel.
3. Severe.
4. Sharply disagreeable; rigorous; SYN. abrasive.
5. Unpleasantly stern; SYN. rough.
(Of persons) Lacking in refinement or grace; SYN. bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish. ill bred, illbred
ETYM Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. French indélicat.
1. In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent.
2. Verging on the indecent.
ETYM Latin inhumanus: cf. French inhumain. Related to In- not, and Human.
Belonging to or resembling something nonhuman.
ETYM From Rag.
1. Being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn.
2. Having an irregular outline.
3. Worn out from stress or strain.
(Homonym: ruff).
1. Having or caused by an irregular surface; SYN. unsmooth.
2. Not perfected.
3. (Of persons or behavior) Lacking refinement or finesse; physically aggressive.
4. (Botany) Of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped.
(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.
1. Sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
2. Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; SYN. tough.
ETYM Latin rusticus, from rus, ruris, the country: cf. French rustique. Related to Rural.
1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural.
2. Rude; awkward; unpolished.
3. Plain; simple.
ETYM See Scurrile.
Indecent or foul; mean-spirite.
Abusive; ribald; obscene.
1. Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; SYN. terrible, wicked.
2. Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; SYN. spartan, strict.
3. Very bad in degree or extent
1. Having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
2. Keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
3. Quick and forceful
4. Very sudden and in great amount or degree
5. Harsh; SYN. sharp-worded, tart.
6. (Music) Raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
Sullen, cross, irritable, ill-tempered
Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; SYN. ugly.
1. Not given to gentleness or sentimentality
2. Physically toughened; SYN. toughened.
3. Tough to cut or chew.
(Of stone especially) Not given a finished form by or as if by hewing.
ETYM Latin vulgaris, from vulgus the multitude, the common people; of uncertain origin: cf. French vulgaire. Related to Divulge.
1. Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.
2. Belonging or relating to the common people, as distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining to common life; plebeian; not select or distinguished.
3. Lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base.
1. Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts.
2. Of the nature of warts.