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crude  (krd)
adj. crud·er, crud·est
1. Being in an unrefined or natural state; raw.
2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.
3. Characterized by uncultured simplicity; lacking in sophistication or subtlety: had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch.
5. Undisguised or unadorned; plain: must face the crude truth.
6. Statistics In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
7. Archaic Unripe or immature.
n.
A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state.
[Middle English, from Latin crdus; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]
crudely adv.
crudi·ty (krd-t), crudeness n.
Synonyms: crude, native, raw
These adjectives mean in a natural state and not yet processed for use: crude rubber; native iron; raw cotton. See Also Synonyms at rude.


crude  /krud/  adj. cruder, crudest 1 rough, unfinished: He lives in a cabin with crude chairs and a table made of unpainted wood. 2 ill-mannered, offensive: The child was sent to his room because of his crude behavior -adv. crudely; -n. [C;U] crudity /krudti/; [U] crudeness.

Thesaurus: crude 1 basic, simple | imperfect. Ant. polished. 2 rude, vulgar. Ant. polite. crude
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