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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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?"
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crass

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

crass

adjective
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Translations
شَديدغَبيواضِح جدا
hloupýhrubýnecitlivývyložený
grovstupidufølsom
karkearöyhkeä
durvavaskos
alger, gróflegurheimskurtilfinningasljór
labai akivaizdusnesupratingasnetaktiškasvisiškai kvailas
muļķīgsnejūtīgspilnīgsredzams
dichtgrofmaterialistischongevoeligonsensibel
vyložený
ahmakahmakçaaptalaptalcaduygusuz

crass

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

crass

[ˈkræs] adj [stupidity] → crasse; [insensitivity] → grossier/ière; [commercialism] → grossier/ière; [remark, comment] → grossier/ière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crass

adj (+er) (= stupid, unsubtle)krass; ignorance alsohaarsträubend; (= coarse) behaviourunfein, derb; must you be so crass about it?müssen Sie sich so krass ausdrücken?
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crass

[kræs] adjcrasso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crass

(krӕs) adjective
1. very obvious or very great. a crass mistake.
2. stupid.
3. insensitive.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Expectations might be higher this time, but Deadpool 2 comfortably satisfies them, delivering a sequel that's crasser, gorier, and mostly funnier than the first.
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For example, if the crasser is flying with the wind, wind drift may actually help you gain the correct lead.
(34) Reviewing the latter volume, Dudley Fitts cryptically referred to "the crasser elements of neglect" involved in Kunitz's career struggles, while David Wagoner flagged these rejections as "one of the most depressing literary curiosities of the past three decades." (35) In the same year, Kunitz would win the Pulitzer Prize, beginning the repair of his cracked vocation, after three full decades of disregard.
Griffin's term, hoping to avoid crasser accusation associated with the claim that everything is to some degree conscious, makes the connection with causality--what we call causality is really a relatively externalized expression of the dynamic of experience--apprehension and response.
Although associated with many Jewish and Israeli issues, Dershowitz, who describes himself on his own website as "America's most public Jewish defender," is also the diaspora warrior, an evrim or boundary crasser whose clients represent all races, religions, and social classes.
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Boy, our political debate is getting crasser by the moment.