rud

unskilled, untaught

Usage

  • erudite

    Someone who is erudite is steeped in knowledge because they have read and studied extensively.

  • rudimentary

    Rudimentary skills and knowledge are basic or simple things that are learned early on in life.

  • erudition

    profound scholarly knowledge

  • rude

    socially incorrect in behavior

  • rudeness

    a manner that is rude and insulting

  • rudiment

    the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

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