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Naughty vs. Rude — What's the Difference?

Naughty vs. Rude — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Naughty and Rude

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Naughty

(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient
You've been a really naughty boy

Rude

Offensively impolite or bad-mannered
She had been rude to her boss
He is a rude and arrogant bully
It's rude to talk about people right in front of them

Naughty

Mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex
Naughty goings-on

Rude

Having a startling abruptness
The war came as a very rude awakening

Naughty

Wicked.
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Rude

Vigorous or hearty
Isabel had always been in rude health

Naughty

Behaving disobediently or mischievously
A naughty child.

Rude

Roughly made or done; lacking sophistication
A rude coffin

Naughty

Indecent; improper
A naughty wink.

Rude

Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting
Was offended by his rude behavior.

Naughty

One that is naughty.

Rude

Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive
A rude and savage land.

Naughty

Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.

Rude

Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill
A rude thatched hut.

Naughty

Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.
If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!

Rude

In a natural, raw state
Bales of rude cotton.

Naughty

Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.

Rude

Unpleasantly forceful or harsh
Faced rude winds.
Received a rude shock.

Naughty

(obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.

Rude

Chiefly British Vigorous or robust
In rude health.

Naughty

To perform sexual acts upon.

Rude

(Archaic) Lacking education or refinement
“They were so rude and ignorant ... that very little could be learned from them” (Samuel Johnson).

Naughty

Having little or nothing.
[Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods.

Rude

Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
This girl was so rude towards the cashier by screaming at him for no apparent reason.
Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her.

Naughty

Worthless; bad; good for nothing.
The other basket had very naughty figs.

Rude

Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.

Naughty

Hence, corrupt; wicked.
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

Rude

Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
A rude awakening

Naughty

Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.

Rude

Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
A rude film
Rude language

Naughty

Suggestive of sexual impropriety;
A blue movie
Blue jokes
He skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
A juicy scandal
A naughty wink
Naughty words
Racy anecdotes
A risque story
Spicy gossip

Rude

Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.

Naughty

Badly behaved;
He was saucy and mischievous in school
A naughty boy

Rude

Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.

Rude

Crudely made; primitive.

Rude

Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed.

Rude

Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; - said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
Rude and unpolished stones.
The heaven-born childAll meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.

Rude

Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; - said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
He was but rude in the profession of arms.
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.

Rude

Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; - said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
[Clouds] pushed with winds, rude in their shock.
The rude agitation [of water] breaks it into foam.

Rude

Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; - said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
Rude am I in my speech.
Unblemished by my rude translation.

Rude

Socially incorrect in behavior;
Resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion

Rude

(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

Rude

Lacking civility or good manners;
Want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue

Rude

(used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition;
Natural yogurt
Natural produce
Raw wool
Raw sugar
Bales of rude cotton

Rude

Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness;
The crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
Primitive movies of the 1890s
Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains

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