crassly


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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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crassly

[ˈkræslɪ] ADV → estúpidamente, tontamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crassly

[ˈkræsli] adv [stupid] → grossièrement ; [commercial] → grossièrement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crassly

adv → krass ; behave → unfein
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crassly

[ˈkræslɪ] adv (stupidly) → grossolanamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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