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crude
[krood]
adjective
in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural.
crude sugar.
Synonyms: coarse, unfinishedAntonyms: refinedlacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
lacking finish, polish, or completeness.
a crude summary.
lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc..
crude behavior.
Antonyms: refinedundisguised; blunt.
a crude answer.
Obsolete., unripe; not mature.
noun
crude
/ kruːd /
adjective
lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar
a crude joke
in a natural or unrefined state
lacking care, knowledge, or skill
a crude sketch
(prenominal) stark; blunt
the crude facts
(of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed
archaic, unripe
noun
short for crude oil
Other Word Forms
- crudely adverb
- crudeness noun
- uncrude adjective
- uncrudeness noun
- crudity noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crude1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He pointed out that U.S. crude prices traded up a bit more during Friday’s session than global benchmark Brent crude.
But geopolitical issues -- most recently over US sanctions on Russian crude -- have helped keep oil prices from dropping more significantly.
Escalating U.S. tensions with Venezuela and an upcoming monthly decision by major oil producers on crude output targets were the focus of traders heading into the weekend.
A critic faulted Webster’s Third in the 1960s for its “extreme tolerance of crude neologisms.”
A large part of its appeal is the live-action animation, which in the 1980s and 1990s bordered on crude.
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