Crude Definition

kro͝od
cruder, crudes, crudest
adjective
cruder, crudest
In a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed.
Webster's New World
Lacking finish, grace, tact, or taste; uncultured.
Crude remark.
Webster's New World
Lacking in sophistication or subtlety; simplistic.
Had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
American Heritage
Not carefully made or done; rough.
Crude woodwork.
Webster's New World
Stark and bare; undisguised or unadorned.
Crude reality.
Webster's New World
noun
crudes
An unrefined or unprocessed substance; specif., crude petroleum.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Crude

Noun

Singular:
crude
Plural:
crudes

Adjective

Base Form:
crude
Comparative:
cruder
Superlative:
crudest

Origin of Crude

  • From Middle English crude, from Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody, uncooked, undigested, crude”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewa- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin crūdus kreuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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