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rude

/ʁyd/

adjective/ʁyd/

rough, harsh; tough, hard; severe; bitter, harsh, sharp (of weather); crude, unpolished; hardy, tough, rugged

March 28 1757, Robert-François Damiens, facing a horrific execution "La journée sera rude." ("The day will be rough.")

Inherited from Old French rude, a borrowing from Latin rudis (“unwrought”).

rude — French Dictionary | Passage