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crude

[ krood ]

adjective

cruder, crudest.
  1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural:

    crude sugar.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  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: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  5. undisguised; blunt:

    a crude answer.

  6. Obsolete. unripe; not mature.


noun

crude

/ ː /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. short for crude oil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܻ徱ٲ, noun
  • ˈܻ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܻ· adverb
  • ܻ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ܻ· adjective
  • un·ܻ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crude1

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

Origin of crude1

C14: from Latin ūܲ bloody, raw; related to Latin cruor blood
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Synonym Study

See raw.
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