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crude (kro̵̅o̅d)

adjective crud′·er, crud′·est

  1. in a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed
  2. lacking finish, grace, tact, or taste; uncultured crude remark
  3. not carefully made or done; rough crude woodwork
  4. stark and bare; undisguised or unadorned crude reality
  5. Archaic not ripe; immature
  6. Statistics untreated as by analysis, differentiated into groups, etc.

Etymology: ME < L crudus, bleeding, raw, rough < IE base *kreu-, congealed (blood) > raw, Gr kryos, frost & kreas, flesh, L crusta, cruor, MIr cru, blood

noun

an unrefined or unprocessed substance; specif., crude petroleum

crude Related Forms

crude′ly adverb crude′·ness noun

crude Synonyms

crude

modif.

  1. Unrefined

    rude, rough, unpolished, in a raw state, unprocessed, unrefined, homemade, homespun, thick, coarse, harsh, rudimentary, roughhewn, makeshift, unfinished, unfashioned, unformed, undeveloped, in the rough, raw, immature, sketchy; see also savage 1, unfinished 1.

    Antonyms finished, polished, refined.

  2. Lacking address or skill

    ungainly, clumsy, unskillful; see awkward 1, primitive 1.

  3. Lacking manners or taste

    uncouth, vulgar, coarse; see coarse 2, rude 1, 2, vulgar 1.

crude Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • export: The program authorizes Baghdad to export crude under UN supervision in return for humanitarian supplies.
  • seem: There was a time when food seemed a crude and intolerably base concept to me.

Adjective modifier

  • Venezuelan: The Venezuelan crude destined to the United States amounts to 60 percent of its total exports.
  • Iraqi: Jordan, which was hard-pressed for foreign exchange, consequently took Iraqi crude in repayment of Iraqi debts.
  • sweet: Barclays Capital oil analyst Kevin Norrish said the price of light, sweet crude could touch $ 70 a barrel again soon.

Modifies a noun

  • oil: Industry analysts predict crude oil will double from its present price within the next few years.
  • approximation: Man's interpretations of reality always are merely crude approximations.
  • checklist: Reviewers do not use subject benchmark statements as a crude checklist for these purposes however.
  • petroleum: Bitumen Also called asphalt or tar, bitumen is the brown or black viscous residue from the vacuum distillation of crude petroleum.
  • tar: In 1817, the GLCC decided to process all its crude tar itself, instead of selling it.
  • determinism: Yet such crude economic determinism is neither politically acceptable nor intellectually tenable.

Used with adjective complement

seem: These ideas will seem very crude to an economist, no doubt.

Noun used with modifier

  • gravity: Operation in the LTO temperature regime is sufficient for light and medium gravity crudes.
  • bit: He now thinks Class Enemy a bit crude, a bit preachy.

Modifying Another Word

  • admittedly: These admittedly crude figures indicate that the true risk of serious injury in these dive activities is probably very small.
  • rather: Note: This is done through a rather crude mapping.
  • fairly: Apparently techniques were fairly crude, using visual methods similar to World War 2 methods.
  • somewhat: The above sketch is admittedly a somewhat crude caricature in parts.
  • relatively: The survey is often seen as a relatively crude instrument for investigating subtle social processes.
  • too: However, such indicators are too crude a measure to assess quality in an educational setting.