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 study examined the difference between the price of crude oil and the price of fuel at the pump between January and February 2026, and the first three weeks of the war in March.
From Barron's
Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, reducing daily petroleum supplies and potentially pushing Brent crude to $200 a barrel.
Rising crude prices are improving export visibility, particularly in markets with growing demand for new energy vehicles, he said.
At a press conference on Tuesday, police confirmed that the device, while crude, was viable.
From BBC
Brent crude oil briefly fell below $100 a barrel, heralding a surge in equity markets and a rally in U.S.
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