rudely

Universal Words adverb 1 in a way that shows a lack of respect for other people and their feelings: They brushed rudely past us. * 'What do you want?' she asked rudely. * He waved her rudely away. 2 in a way that is sudden, unpleasant and unexpected: I was rudely awakened by the phone ringing. * As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted...