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
Yet this desire to take over Greenland seems to stem from an impulse even cruder than one might suspect.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
As for the satire, this faintly cruder version of right now doesn’t have much bite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
"That is not the modus operandi. It's slightly cruder than that, on the whole."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
Aenys was older, cruder, and more clever—a commander, not a swordsman.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
