crass
Americanadjective
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without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid.
crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.
- Synonyms:
- indelicate, oafish, boorish, dull
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Archaic. thick; coarse.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- crassly adverb
- crassness noun
Etymology
Origin of crass
First recorded in 1535–45; from Middle French, from Latin crassus “fat, thick”
Example Sentences
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If Hulu’s “Shoresy” is the poster child for successfully balancing raunch and heart, “Ted” is on the opposite end — crass and lazy.
From MarketWatch
“They have to make it dark and strange and crass.”
From Los Angeles Times
Funny and silly without being crass or gross.
From Los Angeles Times
But in 2020, a braying satire of failure would be crass and too close to the reality we’re intent on tuning out; besides, we wanted the comfort of the familiar.
From Salon
Players denounced the bets as crass and disrespectful.
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