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Meanings of speak rudely in English

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Usage of speak rudely in English
1
He had promised Umè-ko never again to speak rudely to their father.
The Dragon Painter
2
The man was about to speak rudely, when a lady mounted the steps.
Andy Grant's Pluck
3
How could one speak rudely when one met that kind but authoritative glance?
The Second Violin
4
I don't intend to speak rudely of your wife.
The Haunting of Hill House
5
But I never saw her oppose him or speak rudely to him before other people.
The Thing from the Lake
6
Forgive me; I speak rudely, unkindly; but I have so many things to embitter me just now.
Olive: A Novel
7
You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
The Black Wolf's Breed / A Story of France in the Old World and ...
8
But you, sirs, are uncourteous to speak rudely to an inoffensive old man, when Holy Writ bids you reverence grey hairs.
Chaucer
9
Then say, You will hear other children, who have not been told this by their mothers, speak rudely and even jest on this subject.
A Woman of the World: Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Dau...
10
I spoke rudely to my cousin, and would ask his pardon.
The Virginians
11
She spoke rudely, abruptly-sayingto herself that this was what she had expected.
The Privet Hedge
12
She is incapable of acting or speaking rudely; all is in perfect good taste.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
13
If I spoke rudely let my excuse be that it was not for myself.
Via Crucis: A Romance of the Second Crusade
14
In short, I spoke rudely to our guest.
Blind Love
15
They drew up their horses, soldier-like, and spoke rudely to her; she replied with much dignity.
Sketches of the Covenanters
16
Herbert would not have spoken rudely to Timoteo.
Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East
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Speak rudely across language varieties
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