overrude en · ADJ
Etymology
From over- + rude.
Meanings
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(rare) Too rude; more rude than necessary or desirable.
His effect upon them all was very much that of a boisterous, not overrude, autumn wind, sweeping out cobwebs, and, for the time, freshening the morbid air...
1874, Emily Jolly, Colonel Dacre:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most overrude | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more overrude | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |