adjective cruder crud′·er, crudest 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

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