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crude

[ krood ]
/ krud /
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adjective, crud·er, crud·est.
noun
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Origin of crude

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 FROM crude

crude·ly, adverbcrude·ness, nounun·crude·, adjectiveun·crude·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for crude

crude
/ (kruːd) /

adjective
noun
short for crude oil

Derived forms of crude

crudely, adverbcrudity or crudeness, noun

Word Origin for crude

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