RUDER
What does "RUDER" mean?
The comparative form of rude: more discourteous, impolite, or offensive.
Meanings
- More rude than something else-more lacking in manners or courtesy. His second reply was even ruder than the first.
Word origin
Comparative of 'rude', from Old French 'rude', from Latin 'rudis' meaning 'rough, raw, unformed'; plus the comparative suffix '-er'.
Remember it
RUDER = RUDE + R: add one R for one more degree of rough manners.
A little poem
Each cutting word he sharpened on the last-
ruder than before, and twice as fast.
couplet
What it teaches
Rudeness compounds: the second insult is always easier than the first.
Quick facts
What does RUDER mean?
The comparative form of rude: more discourteous, impolite, or offensive.
Is RUDER a valid word?
Yes — RUDER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RUDER?
RUDER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RUDER come from?
Comparative of 'rude', from Old French 'rude', from Latin 'rudis' meaning 'rough, raw, unformed'; plus the comparative suffix '-er'.
What can RUDER teach us?
Rudeness compounds: the second insult is always easier than the first.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.