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crudely
[ krood-lee ]
adverb
- in a way that lacks care, finish, polish, or completion:
That's pretty crudely done, but will serve our purposes.
The figurine is made from stone, crudely shaped, and with a great gaping mouth.
- in a way that lacks subtlety, culture, refinement, or tact:
The major antagonist is a crudely drawn, over-the-top caricature.
The ground-breaking performer was crudely honest as he used taboo words and fearlessly took on many of society's sacred cows.
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- un·crude·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crudely1
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Example Sentences
It is expected to spend more than $300 billion on importing semiconductors this year—about $60 billion more than it spent last year on imports of crude oil.
And, higher crude and copper prices should benefit the Aussie dollar and the Canadian buck, Goldman says.
Bank stocks and futures are flat today, but energy continues to rumble forward, helped by rising crude prices.
Over the years, crude mechanisms like blocking content and banning accounts have morphed into a more complex set of tools, including quarantining topics, removing posts from search, barring recommendations, and down-ranking posts in priority.
The ruble tumbled past 80 against the dollar, trading at its weakest level since March, as tighter lockdowns in Europe threatened demand for crude, Russia’s key export earner.
She was also crudely nicknamed “La Boule” in a reference to the ball and chain.
Edwards crudely framed the state of play in the South as a matter of race, sexual orientation, and class; in other words, culture.
Though the Hamas footage is likely genuine, the drone and its weapons appear to be little more than crudely built toys.
Later she would boast crudely that he was ‘big where it mattered’, but there was also a streak of cruelty in his lovemaking.
Our IP system, by contrast, does not draw many distinctions, and to the degree it does, it distinguishes crudely.
A crudely literal translation would not reveal the thoughts aroused in the mind of a Chinese reader of the poem.
Michael vainly tried to dispel these illusions, which made him resentful and for the moment crudely normal.
Two others are crudely and irregularly formed, and would scarcely be recognized as Swastikas except for their association.
Meanwhile, Cleek's eyes were dwelling upon the crudely painted little picture of the shrine.
Paolo Giovio built the crudely ornate edifice, and began the collection of antiquities and relics which it now contains.
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