crude
Americanadjective
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in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural.
crude sugar.
- Synonyms:
- coarse, unfinished
- Antonyms:
- refined
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lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
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lacking finish, polish, or completeness.
a crude summary.
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lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc..
crude behavior.
- Antonyms:
- refined
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undisguised; blunt.
a crude answer.
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Obsolete. unripe; not mature.
noun
adjective
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lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar
a crude joke
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in a natural or unrefined state
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lacking care, knowledge, or skill
a crude sketch
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(prenominal) stark; blunt
the crude facts
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(of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed
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archaic unripe
noun
Related Words
See raw.
Other Word Forms
- crudely adverb
- crudeness noun
- crudity noun
- uncrude adjective
- uncrudeness noun
Etymology
Origin of crude
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin crūdus “uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough,” akin to cruor “blood from a wound”; raw
Example Sentences
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The US has said it will control sales of Venezuelan oil "indefinitely" as it prepares to roll back restrictions on the country's crude in global markets, according to the White House.
From BBC
Margins for these refiners may benefit if Venezuela’s heavy crude is priced cheaply, said Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar in a Sunday note, but the extra supply may depress oil prices in the long term.
From Barron's
Margins for these refiners may benefit if Venezuela’s heavy crude is priced cheaply, said Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar in a Sunday note, but the extra supply may depress oil prices in the long term.
From Barron's
Ultimately, they blew far past previous records on U.S. crude production; the country now puts out more oil than production behemoths Saudi Arabia or Russia.
The company confirmed in a statement posted on social media that the U.S. and PdVSA have been holding negotiations for the sale of crude oil volumes, with those talks based on a commercial transaction.
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