Crass
adjective
Rude and very insensitive, especially in a way that shows no understanding of things that are not obvious.
His crass comments about the incident showed a total lack of understanding.
Often appears as...
- crass behavior
- crass comment
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Disapproving
adjective
Lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
His crass taste in clothes really shows that he doesn't care about fashion.
Often appears as...
- crass taste
- crass attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Rude and very insensitive, especially in a way that shows no understanding of things that are not obvious.
His crass comments about the incident showed a total lack of understanding.
Often appears as...
- crass behavior
- crass comment
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
His crass taste in clothes really shows that he doesn't care about fashion.
Often appears as...
- crass taste
- crass attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Subtle
Crass doesn't just mean rude; it's rudeness from not noticing subtleties.
Laughing at someone's mistake could be seen as crass.
Pro Tip 2/3Very Blunt
Using crass is strong criticism; it suggests a person is extremely blunt.
Her crass way of speaking hurt her friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formality
Crass is informal and negative, avoid it in formal or polite conversation.
It's crass to discuss money at a formal dinner.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Subtle
Crass doesn't just mean rude; it's rudeness from not noticing subtleties.
Laughing at someone's mistake could be seen as crass.
Pro Tip 2/3Very Blunt
Using crass is strong criticism; it suggests a person is extremely blunt.
Her crass way of speaking hurt her friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formality
Crass is informal and negative, avoid it in formal or polite conversation.
It's crass to discuss money at a formal dinner.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Subtle
Crass doesn't just mean rude; it's rudeness from not noticing subtleties.
Laughing at someone's mistake could be seen as crass.
Pro Tip 2/3Very Blunt
Using crass is strong criticism; it suggests a person is extremely blunt.
Her crass way of speaking hurt her friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formality
Crass is informal and negative, avoid it in formal or polite conversation.
It's crass to discuss money at a formal dinner.
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you can either deal with it or you can't you have to be strong in mind I mean most people think we're crass because we'll joke about it and do you have to I mean there's there are coping mechanisms that you're equipped with and you either cope or you melt even all of that
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Words worth knowing from...
the the crass didn't eight part actually comes from a latin root that means belonging to tomorrow the court stick we saw that wonderful instrument a cross between a hammer dulcimer and an electric guitar being played by so
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Why Africa must become a...
rewarding, not in the crass sense of moneymaking but in terms of making it worthwhile to indulge in the pursuit of knowledge, support the existence of knowledge-producing groups and intellectuals,
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Gory Crime-Scene Cleanup...
you can either deal with it or you can't you have to be strong in mind I mean most people think we're crass because we'll joke about it and do you have to I mean there's there are coping mechanisms that you're equipped with and you either cope or you melt even all of that
Video examples
Words worth knowing from...
the the crass didn't eight part actually comes from a latin root that means belonging to tomorrow the court stick we saw that wonderful instrument a cross between a hammer dulcimer and an electric guitar being played by so
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Why Africa must become a...
rewarding, not in the crass sense of moneymaking but in terms of making it worthwhile to indulge in the pursuit of knowledge, support the existence of knowledge-producing groups and intellectuals,
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Quote examples
Lela Loren
American Actress
My secret skill, if it even counts as one, is saying really crass things that sometimes end up as dialogue coming from other character's mouths. My inner salty sailor is alive and well - the only problem is most of the writers on our show are just as inappropriate, so at the end of the day, it's hard to tell who came up with the line.
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Andrew Weil
American Scientist
Gardening is not trivial. If you believe that it is, closely examine why you feel that way. You may discover that this attitude has been forced upon you by mass media and the crass culture it creates and maintains. The fact is, gardening is just the opposite - it is, or should be, a central, basic expression of human life.
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Simon Fuller
English Businessman
My business is creating fame and celebrity, and I'm one of the best in the world. I know it to the finest detail. I reflect what's out there, and if there's a demand for something, I recognise it. I don't think I'm crass. I stand by everything I do.
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Lynne Ramsay
Scottish Director
With dialogue, people say a lot of things they don't mean. I like dialogue when it's used in a way when the body language says the complete opposite. But I love great dialogue... I think expositional dialogue is quite crass and not like real life.
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Robert Lepage
Canadian Playwright
Without meaning to sound crass, I've never had any psychological... help. It's because I feel my work is so revealing about who I am and what I am trying to understand about myself. It's a therapeutic process.
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Christine Pelosi
American Writer
Conservatives and companies condoned Rush Limbaugh's politics of personal destruction when it came to smearing elected officials. 'Fair game,' they said, even when crass and crude. That's just the way it is.
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Lee Isaac Chung
American Director
After everything my parents were teaching us about Korean culture, about being respectful and all these things, you know, here came my grandmother, who is very crass and wanted to teach us how to gamble.
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Phil Elverum
American Musician
All the books on my shelves, when I would go to them to look for help with my anguish, they all just seemed so crass. They didn't get it. Those books don't understand. Nobody understands.
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Ann Coulter
American Journalist
Trump is like a Shakespearean 'fool': he seems crass because he speaks the truth.
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Ali Wong
American Actress
You can't just be crass without being witty. Angry crass is horrible.
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Lela Loren
American Actress
My secret skill, if it even counts as one, is saying really crass things that sometimes end up as dialogue coming from other character's mouths. My inner salty sailor is alive and well - the only problem is most of the writers on our show are just as inappropriate, so at the end of the day, it's hard to tell who came up with the line.
Quote examples
Andrew Weil
American Scientist
Gardening is not trivial. If you believe that it is, closely examine why you feel that way. You may discover that this attitude has been forced upon you by mass media and the crass culture it creates and maintains. The fact is, gardening is just the opposite - it is, or should be, a central, basic expression of human life.
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Simon Fuller
English Businessman
My business is creating fame and celebrity, and I'm one of the best in the world. I know it to the finest detail. I reflect what's out there, and if there's a demand for something, I recognise it. I don't think I'm crass. I stand by everything I do.
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Lynne Ramsay
Scottish Director
With dialogue, people say a lot of things they don't mean. I like dialogue when it's used in a way when the body language says the complete opposite. But I love great dialogue... I think expositional dialogue is quite crass and not like real life.
Quote examples
Robert Lepage
Canadian Playwright
Without meaning to sound crass, I've never had any psychological... help. It's because I feel my work is so revealing about who I am and what I am trying to understand about myself. It's a therapeutic process.
Quote examples
Christine Pelosi
American Writer
Conservatives and companies condoned Rush Limbaugh's politics of personal destruction when it came to smearing elected officials. 'Fair game,' they said, even when crass and crude. That's just the way it is.
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Lee Isaac Chung
American Director
After everything my parents were teaching us about Korean culture, about being respectful and all these things, you know, here came my grandmother, who is very crass and wanted to teach us how to gamble.
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Phil Elverum
American Musician
All the books on my shelves, when I would go to them to look for help with my anguish, they all just seemed so crass. They didn't get it. Those books don't understand. Nobody understands.
Quote examples
Ann Coulter
American Journalist
Trump is like a Shakespearean 'fool': he seems crass because he speaks the truth.
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Ali Wong
American Actress
You can't just be crass without being witty. Angry crass is horrible.
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