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July 05, 2008
Bullies
DEFINITION OF:
1. a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
2. Archaic. a man hired to do violence.
–verb (used with object) 6. to act the bully toward; intimidate; domineer.
–verb (used without object) 7. to be loudly arrogant and overbearing.
To treat in an overbearing or intimidating manner.
To make (one's way) aggressively.
noun
1. a cruel and brutal fellow
CRUDE:
–adjective
1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined
2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
3. lacking finish, polish, or completeness
4. lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.
5. undisguised; blunt
6. Obsolete. unripe; not mature.
All definitions of a person who is considered a bully and VERY crude. And this pretty much sums it up for me. I just wonder though, is this behavior inherited or learned? Or, maybe it's both...I'll have to do some further research.
Let's just say, having someone like this in your extended family is NOT a lot of fun.
Posted by tracey at July 5, 2008 08:31 AM