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crass

(krăs)

adj. crass·er, crass·est

So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.

[Latin crassus, dense.]

crass′i·tude′ (-ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′), crass′ness n.

crass′ly adv.

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crass

(kræs)

adj

stupid; gross

[C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross]

ˈcrassly adv

ˈcrassness, ˈcrassiˌtude n

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crass

(kræs)

adj. -er, -est.

without refinement or sensitivity; gross.

[1535–45; < Latin crassus thick]

crass′ly, adv.

crass′ness, n.

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Adj. 1. crass - (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"

crass

adjective insensitive, stupid, gross, blundering, dense, coarse, witless, boorish, obtuse, unrefined, asinine, indelicate, oafish, lumpish, doltish They have behaved with crass insensitivity.
bright, sharp, smart, sensitive, polished, clever, intelligent, elegant, refined, brainy (informal)

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crass

adjective

Lacking in delicacy or refinement:

barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar.

Translations

شَديدغَبيواضِح جدا

hloupýhrubýnecitlivývyložený

grovstupidufølsom

grob krass

karkearöyhkeä

épais grossier indécent

durvavaskos

alger, gróflegurheimskurtilfinningasljór

labai akivaizdusnesupratingasnetaktiškasvisiškai kvailas

muļķīgsnejūtīgspilnīgsredzams

dicht grof materialistischongevoelig onsensibel

følelseskald krass

vyložený

ahmak ahmakçaaptal aptalca duygusuz

愚蠢的愚钝的极度的

crass

[kræs] ADJ (pej) (= extreme) [stupidity] → extremo ; [mistake] → craso ; (= coarse) [person, behaviour] → grosero, maleducado ; [performance] → malo, desastroso

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crass

[ˈkræs] adj [stupidity] → crasse ; [insensitivity] → grossier/ière; [commercialism] → grossier/ière; [remark, comment] → grossier/ière

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crass

adj (+er) (= stupid, unsubtle) → krass ; ignorance also → haarsträubend ; (= coarse) behaviour → unfein, derb ; must you be so crass about it? → müssen Sie sich so krass ausdrücken?

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crass

[kræs] adj → crasso/a

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crass

(krӕs) adjective

1. very obvious or very great. a crass mistake. erg, kras واضِح جدا явен crasso hrubý, vyložený grob grov χοντροειδής, εξόφθαλμος craso, enorme, garrafal jäme فاحش räikeä grossier מוחלט प्रत्यक्ष, प्रकट očigledan durva besar alger, gróflegur grossolano ひどい 명백한 labai akivaizdus, didelis pilnīgs; redzams ketara grof grov oczywisty فاحش crasso cras грубый vyložený velik očigledan kapital, kolossal ที่เห็นได้ชัด aptalca, ahmakça 極明顯的,極度的 цілковитий, повний بالكل واضح rất lớn 极度的

2. stupid. domheid, onnoselheid غَبي глупав crasso hloupý grob stupid ηλίθιος estúpido juhm احمق tyhmä épais מטופש मूढ/मूर्ख glup bolond tolol, bodoh heimskur crasso 愚かな 우둔한 visiškai kvailas muļķīgs bodoh dom dum som en sau głupi احمق crasso prost тупой hlúpy neumen glup dum งี่เง่า aptal, ahmak 愚蠢的 тупий احمق hết sức ngu xuẩn 愚蠢的

3. insensitive. krasheid شَديد интензивен grosseiro necitlivý grob ufølsom χοντρόπετσος, αναίσθητος insensible, inhumano tuim غیر حساس karkea épais משוגע असंवेदनशील bešćutan érzéketlen tak berperasaan tilfinningasljór rozzo 愚鈍な 세련되지 못한 nesupratingas, netaktiškas nejūtīgs tidak sensitif onbehouwen følelseskald, krass nieczuły غیر حساس grosseiro nesimţit толстокожий necitlivý robat neotesan grov ไม่ใส่ใจ duygusuz 麻木不仁的,感覺遲鈍的 грубий غير حساس không nhạy cảm 愚钝的

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