crude
Americanadjective
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in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural.
crude sugar.
- Synonyms:
- coarse, unfinished
- Antonyms:
- refined
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lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
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lacking finish, polish, or completeness.
a crude summary.
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lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc..
crude behavior.
- Antonyms:
- refined
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undisguised; blunt.
a crude answer.
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Obsolete. unripe; not mature.
noun
adjective
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lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar
a crude joke
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in a natural or unrefined state
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lacking care, knowledge, or skill
a crude sketch
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(prenominal) stark; blunt
the crude facts
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(of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed
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archaic unripe
noun
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
Example Sentences
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Investors were bracing for futures to start trading later today, with the price of crude oil expected to jump in reaction to the outbreak of conflict in Iran this weekend.
From Barron's
As investors wait for global futures markets to reopen on Sunday, all eyes are on the global market for crude oil.
From MarketWatch
As investors wait for global futures markets to reopen on Sunday, all eyes are on the global market for crude oil.
From MarketWatch
The main houses showed several signs that young children had recently been present, including toys, clothes and notebook pages with the crude drawings of a grade-schooler.
From Los Angeles Times
That maritime chokepoint crucially allows cargo ships to pass from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, facilitating the production and flow of crude oil out of the Middle East.
From MarketWatch
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