crude
adjective
in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural.
cruder
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comparativeof crude.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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In addition to the Shahed-136, Iran also has stocks of earlier, cruder models of the Shahed that it can turn to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
It’s a much cruder, but drastically cheaper, way of monitoring the disease over time versus trying to test as many people as possible.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2024
But as a patrol of environmentalists approaches the Chilean super trawler in an inflatable boat, the cruder realities of modern industrial fishing come into view.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
"That is not the modus operandi. It's slightly cruder than that, on the whole."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
If anything, the jeers and shouts were cruder here.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
