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crude

American  
[krood] / krud /

adjective

cruder, crudest

  1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural.

    crude sugar.
    Synonyms:
    coarse, unfinished
    Antonyms:
    refined

  2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.

  3. lacking finish, polish, or completeness.

    a crude summary.

  4. lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc..

    crude behavior.
    Synonyms:
    clumsy, coarse, rude, rough, uncouth
    Antonyms:
    refined

  5. undisguised; blunt.

    a crude answer.

  6. Obsolete. unripe; not mature.

noun

  1. crude oil.

crude British  
/ kruːd /

adjective

  1. lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar

    a crude joke

  2. in a natural or unrefined state

  3. lacking care, knowledge, or skill

    a crude sketch

  4. (prenominal) stark; blunt

    the crude facts

  5. (of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed

  6. archaic unripe

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noun

  1. short for crude oil

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Related Words

See raw.

Other Word Forms

  • crudely adverb
  • crudeness noun
  • crudity noun
  • uncrude adjective
  • uncrudeness noun

Etymology

Origin of crude

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin crūdus “uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough,” akin to cruor “blood from a wound”; raw

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