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   Crude

   /kro͞od/

   

   adjective

   • 1. constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way: "the inspectors dismissed the documents as crude forgeries" Similar primitivesimplebasicrudimentaryroughrough and readyrough-hewnmake-domakeshiftimprovisedcobbled togetherthrown togetherhomespununfinishedunpolishedunformedundevelopeddated:rudeOpposite sophisticated
   • ▪ (of an action) showing little finesse or subtlety and as a result unlikely to succeed: "the accounts are contradictory and smack of a rather crude attempt at a cover-up"
   • 2. offensively coarse or explicit, especially in relation to sexual matters: "a crude joke" Similar vulgarruderisquésuggestiveracyearthyoff colorcolorfulindecentbawdyobsceneoffensivelewdsalaciouslicentiousribaldRabelaisianboorishcoarseuncouthindelicatecrasstastelesssordidsmuttydirtyfilthypornographicX-ratedscatologicalprofanefoulfoul-mouthedblasphemousabusivescurrilousinformal:naughtyblueraunchysleazypornopornsteamyspicylocker-roomfruitysaucynear the knuckleclose to the bonegamyeuphemistic:adultOpposite decentinoffensive
   • 3. in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined: "crude protein" Similar unrefinedunpurifiedunprocesseduntreatedunmilledunworkedunpolishedcoarseunpreparedrawnaturalplainOpposite refined
   • ▪ (of figures) not adjusted or corrected: "the crude mortality rate"
   • ▪ (of an estimate or guess) likely to be only approximately accurate: "a crude estimate of the number of people available for work"

   noun

   • 1. natural petroleum: "the ship was carrying 80,000 tons of crude"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin crudus ‘raw, rough’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crudeness noun

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   4 days ago · 1. adjective. A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way. Measurements of blood pressure are a crude way of assessing the risk of heart disease. Birthplace data are only the crudest indicator of actual migration paths.

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   early. being or occurring at an early stage of development. adjective. not carefully or expertly made. “managed to make a crude splint”. “a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them”. synonyms: rough. unskilled. not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency.

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   noun. crude oil. Origin of crude. 1. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin crūdus “uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough,” akin to cruor “blood from a wound”; see raw. synonym study For crude. 1. See raw. Other words for crude. See synonyms for crude on Thesaurus.com. Opposites for crude. 1, 4. refined.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncrude adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   simple and not very accurate but giving a general idea of something. In crude terms, a heart attack is a plumbing problem in blood vessels around the heart. (of objects or works of art) simply made, not showing much skill or attention to detail. a crude drawing of a face. Word Origin.

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   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. (Statistics) (of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed. 6. archaic unripe. n.

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   CRUDE meaning: 1 : very simple and basic made or done in a way that does not show a lot of skill; 2 : rude in a way that makes people uncomfortable.

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   crude (kro̅o̅d), adj., crud•er, crud•est, n. adj. 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.