rudesby
English
Etymology
rude + -sby (as in various names)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹuːdz.bi/
Noun
rudesby (plural rudesbys or rudesbies)
- (archaic) A rude person
- 1601, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act IV, scene I:
- Will it be ever thus? Ungracious wretch, / Fit for the mountains and the barbarous caves, / Where manners ne'er were preach'd! out of my sight! / Be not offended, dear Cesario. / Rudesby, be gone!
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Related terms
- rudely
- rudeness