Obnoxious vs. Rude — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Obnoxious and Rude
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Obnoxious
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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
Obnoxious
Extremely unpleasant
He found her son somewhat obnoxious
Obnoxious odours
Rude
Having a startling abruptness
The war came as a very rude awakening
Obnoxious
Very annoying or objectionable; offensive or odious
"I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution" (Ulysses S. Grant).
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Rude
Vigorous or hearty
Isabel had always been in rude health
Obnoxious
(Archaic) Exposed or subject to harm, injury, or evil
"Those who are most obnoxious to punishment will flee from the country" (George Washington).
Rude
Roughly made or done; lacking sophistication
A rude coffin
Obnoxious
(Archaic) Deserving of or liable to censure.
Rude
Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting
Was offended by his rude behavior.
Obnoxious
Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
Rude
Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive
A rude and savage land.
Obnoxious
Exposed or vulnerable to something, especially harm or injury.
Rude
Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill
A rude thatched hut.
Obnoxious
(obsolete)
Rude
In a natural, raw state
Bales of rude cotton.
Obnoxious
Causing harm or injury; harmful, hurtful, injurious.
Rude
Unpleasantly forceful or harsh
Faced rude winds.
Received a rude shock.
Obnoxious
Deserving of blame or punishment; blameworthy, guilty.
Rude
Chiefly British Vigorous or robust
In rude health.
Obnoxious
Under the authority or power of someone; subject, subordinate; hence, deferential, submissive, subservient.
Rude
(Archaic) Lacking education or refinement
“They were so rude and ignorant ... that very little could be learned from them” (Samuel Johnson).
Obnoxious
Followed by to: likely to do something.
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.
Obnoxious
Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; - with to.
The writings of lawyers, which are tied obnoxious to their particular laws.
Esteeming it more honorable to live on the public than to be obnoxious to any private purse.
Obnoxious, first or last,To basest things
Rude
Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
Obnoxious
Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy.
All are obnoxious, and this faulty land,Like fainting Hester, does before you standWatching your scepter.
Rude
Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
A rude awakening
Obnoxious
Very offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs.
Rude
Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
A rude film
Rude language
Obnoxious
Causing disapproval or protest;
A vulgar and objectionable person
Rude
Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
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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