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rudely

/ˈɹuːdli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
rude-ly
IPA
/ˈɹuːdli/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a rude manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English rudely, rudeliche, equivalent to rude + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more rudely (comparative) most rudely (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

rudeness

Synonyms

impolitely discourteously

Rhymes With

crudely shrewdly

Questions

How do you pronounce rudely?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹuːdli/.
What does rudely mean?
In a rude manner.
Where does rudely come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce rudely

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