crude

[ krood ]

/ krud /

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adjective, crud·er, crud·est.

in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.

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

lacking finish, polish, or completeness: a crude summary.

lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.: crude behavior.

undisguised; blunt: a crude answer.

Obsolete. unripe; not mature.

noun

crude oil.

Origin of crude

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin crūdus uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough, akin to cruor blood from a wound; see raw

SYNONYMS FOR crude

1 unfinished, coarse.

4 uncouth, rough, rude, coarse, clumsy.

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ANTONYMS FOR crude

1, 4 refined.

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synonym study for crude

1. See raw.

OTHER WORDS FROM crude

crude·ly, adverb crude·ness, noun un·crude, adjective un·crude·ly, adverb

un·crude·ness, noun

Words nearby crude

crucis, cruciverbalist, cruck, crud, cruddy, crude, crude oil, cruden, crudity, crudités, crudo

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Originally conceived by author Clarence E. Mulford in 1904, Hopalong was crude, rough-talking, and dangerous.

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The form of expression was so crude that once more Barbara was startled.

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British Dictionary definitions for crude

crude

/ (kruːd) /

adjective

lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar a crude joke

in a natural or unrefined state

lacking care, knowledge, or skill a crude sketch

(prenominal) stark; blunt the crude facts

(of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed

archaic unripe

noun

short for crude oil

Derived forms of crude

crudely, adverb crudity or crudeness, noun

Word Origin for crude

C14: from Latin crūdus bloody, raw; related to Latin cruor blood

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crude

adjective, crud·er, crud·est.

noun

Origin of crude

SYNONYMS FOR crude

ANTONYMS FOR crude

synonym study for crude

OTHER WORDS FROM crude

Words nearby crude

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