crude

[ krood ]
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adjective,crud·er, crud·est.
  1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.

  2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.

  1. lacking finish, polish, or completeness: a crude summary.

  2. lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.: crude behavior.

  3. undisguised; blunt: a crude answer.

  4. Obsolete. unripe; not mature.

noun

Origin of crude

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin crūdus “uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough,” akin to cruor “blood from a wound”; see raw

synonym study For crude

1. See raw.

Other words for crude

Opposites for crude

Other words from crude

  • crude·ly, adverb
  • crude·ness, noun
  • un·crude·, adjective
  • un·crude·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for crude

crude

/ (kruːd) /


adjective
  1. lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar: a crude joke

  2. in a natural or unrefined state

  1. lacking care, knowledge, or skill: a crude sketch

  2. (prenominal) stark; blunt: the crude facts

  3. (of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed

  4. archaic unripe

noun
  1. short for crude oil

Origin of crude

1
C14: from Latin crūdus bloody, raw; related to Latin cruor blood

Derived forms of crude

  • crudely, adverb
  • crudity or crudeness, noun

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