Antonyms for crassest


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kras
Phonetic Transcription : kræs


Definition of crassest

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French crasse (16c.), from Latin crassus "solid, thick, fat; dense." The literal sense always has been rare in English; meaning "grossly stupid" is recorded from 1650s, from French. Related: Crassly; crassness.
  • adj coarse, insensitive
Example sentences :
  • Therefore "the recognition of any special laws is a sign of the crassest ignorance."
  • Extract from : « Anarchism » by Paul Eltzbacher
  • I said I'd risk appearing the crassest, contradictoriest wretch that ever drew breath.
  • Extract from : « The Return » by Walter de la Mare
  • Common-sense truthfulnessTell us, at Christmas, youth's crassest of crass ages.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 31, 1892 » by Various
  • For four hundred years Israel had dwelt in Egypt, surrounded by the crassest idolatry.
  • Extract from : « The Pursuit of God » by A. W. Tozer

Synonyms for crassest

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