crass Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

WordNet


Crass adjective
Etymology
L. crassus thick, fat, gross, prob. orig., closely woven See Crease animal fat, and cf. Crate, Hurdle.
Definitions
  1. Cross; thick; dense; coarse; not elaborated or refined. "Crass and fumid exhalations." Sir. T. Browne. "Crass ignorance" Cudworth.

Webster 1913