CRASS

crass

(adjective) (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

crass (comparative crasser, superlative crassest)

coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination

materialistic

dense

Lacking finesse; crude and obvious.

Antonyms

• (coarse; crude; not refined, insensitive): delicate, sensitive, refined

Anagrams

• csars, scars

Source: Wiktionary


Crass (krs), a. Etym: [L. crassus thick, fat, gross, prob. orig., closely woven See Crease animal fat, and cf. Crate, Hurdle.]

Definition: Cross; thick; dense; coarse; not elaborated or refined. "Crass and fumid exhalations." Sir. T. Browne. "Crass ignorance" Cudworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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