as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments
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Recent Examples of crass
Some segments of the Democratic coalition would find Piker to be edgy, or crass, or even despicable.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
That’s a straightforward, even sympathetic premise with a crass edge to boot.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
The atmosphere was charming, crass, and rather technical.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Trump teaches this crass behavior to his MAGA minions so that many Americans can no longer distinguish true from false, right from wrong, justice from injustice.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
That’s a straightforward, even sympathetic premise with a crass edge to boot.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
The atmosphere was charming, crass, and rather technical.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Trump teaches this crass behavior to his MAGA minions so that many Americans can no longer distinguish true from false, right from wrong, justice from injustice.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crass
Adjective
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The childish use of vulgar profanity simply leads peoople to view the speaker as being unable to express his/her view.—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The incident sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some criticizing Wallen’s actions on the show as rude.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2025
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This, experts say, is a punctuation choice that can make messages appear uncertain or vague, which confuses recipients and sometimes comes off as passive aggressive and rude.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That marked the start of FANG’s worst multi-year decline, which was ultimately exacerbated by crude oil going negative during COVID.—
,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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The cracking units, which break down crude oil into useful products, are delicate and complex and extremely difficult for Russian industry to replace under the current sanctions regime. Frequent and precise strikes might prevent them from being repaired, Milov told the analysis group.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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TikTok clued us into the power of shaving your body—mainly your she-shrubbery—using what is technically a beard trimmer, because it's designed explicitly to motor through coarse hair.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
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The semi-aquatic mammals, best known for their coarse hair and characteristic flat tale, were almost wiped out due to overharvesting by an unregulated fur trade in the 19th century.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, poor diets are common in the U.S., and the fast pace of life can cause more stress than women experience elsewhere, Annapoorna Kini, MD, director of the Interventional Structural Heart Disease Program for the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York, added.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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The species is common in the Baltic Sea and typically occurs during the spring bloom, according to the researchers.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Crass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crass. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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