crass

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French crasse, from Latin crassus (“dense”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /kɹæs/
• Rhymes: -æs

Adjective

crass (comparative crasser, superlative crassest)

1. coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination
   • 2002, Mike Tyson to the Media,

     You guys would rather be with someone else who’s equal to your status in life. Tiger Woods, or somebody. I comes across as crass, a Neanderthal, a babbling idiot sometimes. I like to show you that person. I like that person. [...]

2. materialistic
3. dense

(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Anagrams

• csars, scars