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  • 81rough — I. a. 1. Uneven, rugged, craggy, cragged, jagged, scraggy, scabrous. 2. Unhewn, unwrought, unfashioned, formless, shapeless. 3. Unpolished (as a gem), uncut, unfinished. 4. Shaggy, hairy, coarse, hirsute, bristly, ragged, disordered. 5. Coarse,… …

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  • 82incivility — n 1. uncivil behavior, rudeness, bad manners, unmannerliness, impoliteness, indecorum, misbehavior; discourteousness, disrespect, impertinence; unbecoming conduct, ungentlemanliness, unladylike behavior, ill breeding, bad breeding; coarseness,… …

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  • 83indecorous — adj 1. unbecoming, unseemly, improper; unmannerly, uncivil, impolite, unladylike, ungentlemanly; ungenteel, ill bred, ill mannered, unrefined, uncultured, uncultivated; uncourtly, unchival rous, ungallant, rude, uncivil; undignified, unpolished,… …

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  • 84incivility — in•ci•vil•i•ty [[t]ˌɪn səˈvɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality or state of being uncivil 2) an uncivil act • Etymology: 1575–85; < LL in•civ′il ˈsɪv əl adj …

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  • 85rude — [ro͞od] adj. ruder, rudest [OFr < L rudis, akin to rudus, debris, rubble < IE * reud , to tear apart < base * reu , to tear out, dig up > RUG, ROTTEN] 1. crude or rough in form or workmanship [a rude hut] 2. barbarous or ignorant… …

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  • 86uncivilly — adverb in an uncivil manner he treats his former wife uncivilly • Ant: ↑civilly • Derived from adjective: ↑uncivil …

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  • 87A buck of the first head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …

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  • 88As a rule — Rule Rule, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r[ e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf. {Regular}.] 1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for… …

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  • 89Blunt — (bl[u^]nt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E. blind.] 1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp. [1913 Webster] The murderous knife was dull and… …

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  • 90Board rule — Rule Rule, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r[ e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf. {Regular}.] 1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for… …

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