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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Derived forms of crude
crudely, adverbcrudity or crudeness, nounWord Origin for crude
C14: from Latin crūdus bloody, raw; related to Latin cruor blood
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