crude

[krood]

adjective

cruder, crudest 

1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural.

   crude sugar.

   Synonyms: coarse, unfinished
   Antonyms: refined

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

3. lacking finish, polish, or completeness.

   a crude summary.

4. lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc..

   crude behavior.

   Synonyms: clumsy, coarse, rude, rough, uncouth
   Antonyms: refined

5. undisguised; blunt.

   a crude answer.

6. Obsolete.,  unripe; not mature.

noun

1. crude oil.

crude

/ kruːd /

adjective

1. lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar

   a crude joke

2. in a natural or unrefined state

3. lacking care, knowledge, or skill

   a crude sketch

4. (prenominal) stark; blunt

   the crude facts

5. (of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed

6. archaic,  unripe

noun

1. short for crude oil

Other Word Forms

• crudely adverb
• crudeness noun
• uncrude adjective
• uncrudeness noun
• crudity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crude¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crude¹

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

Synonym Study

See raw.

Example Sentences

“Oil prices are likely to recover somewhat if U.S. crude oil inventories remain significantly lower than usual,” the commodity analyst adds.

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Almost all of its energy exports, including crude oil, are currently sold to the US.

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According to company representatives, its crude reserves will run out after November 25.

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It pays in crude, instead, which the state sells on at a discount.

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A Norwegian appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court's ruling invalidating three oil permits in the major crude producer for insufficient environmental-impact studies, in a new victory for climate campaigners.

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Related Words

• amateurish 
• coarse 
• harsh 
• homemade 
• makeshift 
• primitive 
• raw 
• rude 
• rudimentary 
• simple 
• unprocessed